Novell gets $536M settlement from Microsoft, plans separate ...

Network server operating system company Novell Inc. announced that while Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $536 million to avoid an antitrust lawsuit related to Novell's operating system product, Novell plans


Safe Drug Imports Would Be Difficult -- Study

Importing cheaper prescription drugs should not come at the expense of safety, said a US government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the problems of ensuring the medicines are equivalent to those in the United States.


NEW YORK  - Exposure to pesticides increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease somewhat, researchers report.


A fortnight after AMD launched its super fast 64-bit processors, FX55 and 4000+, Intel has responded with the launch of a chipset for power PC users and gamers.


Low Testosterone Seen Common in Diabetic Men

NEW YORK  - About one third of men with  type 2 diabetes show low levels of testosterone, and this is  seems to be related to abnormal function of the pituitary gland  -- the master regulator of hormone production -- according to a  new study.


Filipinos Pray for Movie Idol Poe After Stroke

Fans and friends of Fernando Poe Jr prayed for his recovery Monday as the Philippine movie legend and presidential contender lay in a coma after suffering a stroke at the weekend.


WASHINGTONâChristopher Reeve's death has added another layer of emotion to what already had become a volatile debate over stem cell research on the US campaign trail.


South Africa mulls temporary permits for Zimbabweans

Pretoria is Wednesday considering issuing temporary residence permits for thousands of Zimbabweans who daily flock into South Africa to escape the economic meltdown in their homeland.


Darfur Rebel Group Rejects Return to Talks

A Darfur rebel group said on Thursday it  refused to return to African Union-sponsored peace talks in the  Nigerian capital Abuja and rejected the pan-African body as  mediator to end the 22-month-old conflict.


Azienda punta a "societa' di piccole e medie dimensioni"


MySpace to debut casual-game site in January

Social games from white-label game maker Oberon Media will be available for users of the News Corp.-owned social-networking site early next year.


Bald Eagles Rebound, Other Birds of Prey in Trouble

The bald eagle is out of the woods but other birds of prey are in trouble.


Mattel profits fall 5.2 per cent in third quarter on weak ...

Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 5.2 per cent due to lower worldwide sales of its flagship Barbie doll line and its Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands.


At least two more states are planning to join New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in suing the insurance industry over allegations of bid-rigging and collusion.


The New York Giants released linebacker LaVar Arrington and two other starters Monday in the first major shake-up under new general manager Jerry Reese.


Verona, 19:21 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: OBINNA SI RIPRESENTA AGLI ALLENAMENTI

Dopo non aver dato notizie di sè per parecchi giorni, il nigeriano Victor Obinna si è ...


Saddam Fit and Well After Hernia Operation

Saddam Hussein underwent a hernia  operation at a U.S.-run hospital inside Baghdad's Green Zone  two weeks ago and has made a full recovery, a U.S. military  official said Wednesday.


Some family doctors have five times the number of patients than others, research shows.


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The site where a plane crashed in Cambodia on Monday with 22 aboard has been found, officials say.


The Russian parliament is divided over plans backed by the Kremlin to ban the consumption of beer in public.


Nepal's king ill-placed for a comeback: officials, analysts

Nepal's King Gyanendra has little or no chance of making a comeback following a decision by the government and Maoist rebels to suspend the monarchy, analysts and officials say.


Mike Tice made a living as a tough, intelligent — if not as talented — tight end in the NFL for 14 seasons. His three years as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings have been challenging and hardly satisfying, but he has clearly made an impression on this team.


In Oct 1 story headlined "PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle  Battle," please read in paragraph 16 ... originally offering  $16 a share ... instead of ... originally offering $19.50 a  share ...


Tivoli, 11:40 - CALCIO, AIA; GUSSONI: VECCHIO? NAPOLITANO E' PIU' ANZIANO

''Ho 72 anni, ma come ha scritto Alberoni, è importante sentirsi immortali. Eppoi, anche Napo...


The Nikkei average ended up 0.17 percent   on Tuesday as investors sought bargains in stocks such as   Internet group Softbank Corp. while a stronger yen saw profits   taken on exporters such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd.


Gender-bending bugs take battle of sexes to new heights

Sexual relationships between humans may be complicated but they are nothing compared to the bizarre sex life of the African bat bug, the British weekly New Scientist reports in next Saturday's issue.


French economy grows 0.8 pct in second quarter, spurred by investments

The French economy grew by 0.8 percent in the second quarter, spurred by rising business and household investments, feeding optimism that recovery is strong and lasting.


An apartment building fire in southwest Germany killed at least nine people, five of them children, and left 20 people hospitalized, police said Monday.


Bomb blast damages Basque court building: report

A bomb explosion Friday caused considerable damage to a court building in the northern Basque town of Bergera but no injuries, Spanish media reported.


WITH her newborn baby cradled in her arms she looks the picture of wholesome motherhood. Yet the woman tenderly caressing her son is one of the most reviled women in the world.


Â· Watchdog asks officials to rethink use of statistics Â· Document obscures policy failures, say campaigners


Medical marijuana users can be fired: Calif. court

Companies can fire employees who use marijuana for medical reasons even if California law allows such use because federal law prohibits it, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.


Frank Quattrone, once one of Wall Street's most celebrated bankers, is jailed for obstruction of justice.


Obese Children Prone to Heart Attacks and Stroke as Adults

World Heart Day is focusing on life-threatening risks of obesity in children. The World Health Organization and World Heart Federation warn, overweight children are three-to-five times more likely to suffer


Ultime verifiche per il successore di Gianni De GennaroIl via libera dell'opposizione: "Giudizio positivo"                                          La Polizia ha un nuovo capo Domani la nomina di Manganelli


On Sept. 21 a landmark trial will begin. At stake is no less than $280 billion in what the feds claim is ill-gotten profits. As an industry, tobacco is no stranger to the courts.


Vola Dell, pesa anche dato richieste sussidio disoccupazione


A copertura sconti Irpef per collaboratori 'a progetto'


US Air Locked in Down-to-Wire Talks on Cuts With Its Pilots

S Airways was locked in tumultuous bargaining yesterday on wage and benefit cuts with its pilots' union, whose backing is critical if the airline is to avoid another bankruptcy filing.


A heat wave has killed 64 people in France, a top health official said Thursday. The scorching temperatures, which have lasted about two weeks and prompted a nationwide heat-relief plan, have recalled memories of a 2003 heat wave in which 15,000 people, mostly elderly, died.


Study: 1 in 3 American adults has high blood pressure

As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said


An Art Donor Opts to Hold On to His Collection

Eli Broad, who has a private collection of 2,000 works of Modern and contemporary art, will retain permanent control of his works in an independent foundation.


Directors Guild, studios reach contract deal

The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a 10-week-old strike by screenwriters.


New York, 09:55 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio disputate nella notte: Pittsburgh P...


Milano, 12:43 - CALCIO, FIGC; SPINELLI: ROSSI DEVE SCEGLIERE, O TELECOM O FIGC

"Guido Rossi ha un mandato a termine per completare il risanamento del calcio, credo che abbia fatto...


Walt Disney Co. president Bob Iger said Wednesday that a renewal of the studio's deal with Pixar is unlikely, adding the partnership has approached the end of its natural life span.


DevShed: Implementing with PHP: Standalone Scripts

DevShed has posted an excerpt from the book "Advanced PHP Programming" from George Schlossnagle as this new tutorial detailing the creation of standalone PHP scripts.    If you've ever been interested in making significant use of PHP outside of a web environment, this article will show you how. The first of three parts.   This chapter describes how to reuse existing code libraries to perform administrative tasks in PHP and how to write standalone and one-liner scripts. It gives a couple extremely paradigm-breaking projects that put PHP to use outside the Web environment.    In this first part, they groundwork is laid - they introduce the CLI interface PHP already has and show how to handle input/output and work with parsing the command line arguments passed in.


Clemens Faces Dangers of Spin in Steroid Case

Accused by his former personal trainer of taking steroids, Roger Clemens has begun a furious public relations effort.


A fire broke out on the top floors of a 3,000-room Las Vegas hotel and Casino on Friday, forcing the evacuation of guests and staff and quickly engulfing parts of the building's facade and roof.


Spalato, 13:14 - CALCIO, CROAZIA; INCIDENTI HAJDUK-DINAMO: 49 ARRESTI

La violenza negli stadi non tende a cessare. Durante la partita del campionato croato Hajduk Spalato...


Local consumer confidence edges up going into Christmas

Consumer confidence increased slightly across the region going into the Christmas shopping season, although it remains below its levels of a year before.


When Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr. and the rest of Ohio State's blazing Buckeyes were last seen on a big stage, they were whizzing around Sun Devil Stadium at warp speed.


IDC predicts Linux market worth $35 billion by 2008

InfoWorld - IDC on Wednesday painted an optimistic outlook for Linux over the next few years, predicting that overall revenue for desktops, servers, and Linux-compatible packaged software will reach $35 billion by 2008.


Aperto nel Marocco "Forum futuro" nel grande Medioriente el'Africa ...

Si Ã¨ tenuto oggi a Rabat, capitale marocchina il primo "Forum futuro" nel grande Medio Oriente el'Africa settentrionale. Per l'occasione, la parte marocchina ha sottolineato che Forum futuro si dedica all


Northern Ireland votes in assembly election

Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.


Dist. 158 Wants to Engage Kids With Technology

By Jeffrey Gaunt  jgaunt@@dailyherald.com  So much for those trips to a computer lab or visits to the school library.  Huntley High School students in a "smart" classroom would just have to open their desks if they wanted to conduct a little research.


Masked gunmen today assassinated a Sunni cleric north of Baghdad, police said - the second such killing in as many days. Sheik Ghalib Ali al-Zuhairi was a member of the Association of Muslim Scholars, an


City Room: Officer Guarding Mayor Is Attacked

At the Fulton Street station, an officer accompanying Mayor Bloomberg on his way back from Brooklyn was attacked by a 30-year-old man. The man was arrested and taken to a hospital.


VATICANO - Il Santo Padre conclude le riflessioni sullÂApostolo Paolo: ÂPaolo si convertÃ¬, nel contempo, a Cristo e alla Chiesa. Di qui si comprende perchÃ© la Chiesa sia stata poi cosÃ¬ presente nei pensieri, nel cuore e nellÂattivitÃ  di PaoloÂ - Appello per la pace in Libano CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) -  AllÂudienza generale di mercoledÃ¬ 22 novembre, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha concluso le riflessioni sullÂApostolo Paolo prendendo in considerazione Âuna delle componenti decisive della sua attivitÃ  e uno dei t...


Princes' pop concert 10 years after Diana death

Princes William and Harry announced  plans on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of their mother  Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley  Stadium in London.


Nintendo DS Readies for Portable Gaming Competition

"DS provides the road map to the future of video games," Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing said.


Australia mulls more troops for Afghanistan

Australia is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan to counter resurgent Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said Thursday.


SAfrica's Mbeki visits Zimbabwe as talks intensify

South African President Thabo  Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the  ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a  deal to end a political crisis was imminent.


Representatives of McCanns in talks about turning story of disappearance into a film


Si ferma la metropolitana Migliaia di passeggeri bloccati

MILANO, 24 NOVEMBRE 2004 - E' ancora bloccata, da ieri, a Milano, la Linea 2 della metropolitana, per un guasto avvenuto su un lungo tratto dei cavi aerei di alimentazione. In cittÃ  si segnalano disagi per


China's main share index clawed back some of Wednesday's losses despite a weak opening.


Fallujah attack plan condemned by top Iraqi

Baghdad - Gunmen have stormed the compound of a Saudi company in a fashionable Baghdad neighbourhood and seized an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqis.


Palermo, 17:42 - CALCIO, ANTONVENETA; ZAMPARINI: IO VITTIMA, NON ATTORE

Attraverso il sito internet ufficiale del Palermo, il presidente rosanero Maurizio Zamparini si dich...


The two makers of household and personal care products both reported higher quarterly profits on Thursday, relying on sales in emerging markets as the United States economy slowed.


All'ordine del giorno testo sulle modifiche costituzionali


Wholesale prices jump in October by 1.7 percent, biggest increase ...

Wholesale costs -- catapulted by more expensive energy and food -- soared last month by the largest amount in more than 14 years. With inflation at the producer level accelerating sharply after months of being


Israeli troops kill 8 Palestinians in Gaza clashes

The Israeli army killed at least four Palestinian gunmen and four civilians in air and ground strikes in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Thursday, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Already Approved, 15-Home Project Draws Objections

By JENNIFER MANN  SCITUATE - A 15-home development proposed for a site off Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) has drawn criticism despite winning planning board approval two weeks ago.


Reuters reported on Monday that Japanese electronics titan Sony (NYSE: SNE) may pull out of the market for plasma flat-panel television sets by as early as spring 2005.


The University of Massachusetts announced its 2005 football schedule yesterday, which features four games against teams that made the Division 1-AA playoffs in 2004, including an Oct. 15 home game against national champion James Madison.


A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 jolted northern Japan Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was issued.


E' sospettato di aver ucciso e fatto a pezzi Iole Tassitani


The player swinging for the most storied record in baseball is being linked more than ever to what could be the sport's biggest scandal since the Chicago White Sox threw the 1919 World Series.


IPod maker Apple and the guardian of The Beatles' music resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark


South Africa beat New Zealand by six wickets in the World Twenty20 to knock England out of the tournament.


The Indian and Pakistani military are to discuss troop withdrawals from the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battleground, India says.


Movie lovers learn to expect the unexpected at the film festival, and, from older actors hitting their strides to short filmmakers getting the spotlight, 2007 was no different


One of French aid workers in Chad who denies abducting children tells a court they were misled by intermediaries.


NATO will not be deterred by the   resurgence of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and will go   ahead with its planned takeover from U.S.-led forces in the   volatile east, the alliance's head said on Wednesday.


Motorola's internal VC talks about fund's role

VP of the company's Early Stage Accelerator program explains how it works and can help the cell phone maker gain competitive footing.


Iraq's national security adviser says he is shocked by Kofi Annan's claim that Iraqis are worse off than under Saddam.


Porter deserved top coach honors last season

Forget about Hubie Brown, Jerry Sloan and Larry Brown âTerry Porter should have been last season's Coach of the Year if only for getting the most out of the least.


October 21, 2004 In the past few years, studying abroad has slowly been gaining popularity among Korea's young adults.


North Korea on Monday reportedly told a visiting British diplomat in Pyongyang that a billowing cloud of smoke caused by an explosion last week was the planned


The Andaman islands police chief says most of the thousands of people missing there are probably dead.


NEW YORK - It looks like the U.S. billionaire's club isn't quite as exclusive as it once was...


Milano, i due coniugi hanno firmato davanti ai giudiciMa lui vuole riconquistarla: "CercherÃ² di darle piÃ¹ attenzione"                                            Corona-Moric, separazione consensuale Il fotografo: "Ma presto torneremo insieme"                                                                                Sull'inchiesta: "Spero che alla fine sarÃ  Woodcock a pagare"


Sostenuti dallo scambio di titoli sul sistema elettronico


Clinics in retail stores bring controversy

After three months of feeling lethargic with bouts of blurred vision, 65-year-old Jim Einsweiler walked into a clinic in his local Walgreens pharmacy, mostly, he said, to appease his wife.


The Sri Lankan military say they have captured  the last Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the east of the country.


Even if you only occasionally listen to radio, you've probably heard Carrie Underwood's revenge anthem "Before He Cheats" ... and heard it, and heard it, and heard it.


Catania, 16:16 - CALCIO, CATANIA: BAIOCCO E SPINESI RECUPERATI PER IL CHIEVO

Ci sono anche i recuperati Baiocco e Spinesi tra i convocati del Catania per la gara di domani contr...


432 years lapse before Supernova perpetrator is identified

On 11th November 1572 the renowned Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe witnessed a titanic supernova explosion, although at the time he was unaware of the phenomena he was seeing.


A baby spiny turtle has hatched  in Jersey, giving conservationists fresh hope for the endangered species.


Siena, 21:30 - CALCIO, SIENA: VERGASSOLA INFORTUNATO FUORI TRE SETTIMANE

Il Siena non potrà conatre Simone Vergassola per almeno 2-3 settimane. Il capitano bianconero...


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer several hundred million dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a measure designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.


Business & money: Deal forced to be scrapped as the fallout from the sub-prime markets continues to spread


New York celebrates Super Bowl win with parade

Confetti rained down on a sea of New York Giants blue on Tuesday as fans celebrated the team's surprising Super Bowl victory with a parade up New York City's fabled "Canyon of Heroes."


"I got a cracked rib, so I'm not jogging right now. No jumping jacks." — George Clooney, on recovering from his recent motorcycle accident.


Robert Downey Jr. is ready to become one serious metalhead--the   actor has signed on to play the title role in Iron Man, Paramount   Pictures' feature film based on the famed Marvel superhero.


Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice makes its debut at number one on the UK box office chart.


NEW YORK - Rising oil prices offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed in light trading.    Investors welcomed the latest Labor Department report, which showed 319,000 new claims for the past week, down 44,000 from a week ago...


WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have fled their homeland are likely to seek refugee status in the United States, humanitarian groups said, putting intense pressure on the Bush administration to reexamine a policy that authorizes only 500 Iraqis to be resettled here next year.


Russia presents Kyoto ratification to UN

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Thursday formally presented Moscow's ratification of the Kyoto global warming treaty to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


EU agrees to Turkey membership talks next year

BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders agreed yesterday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed -- presumably over the contentious issue of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.


Ukraine's Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Viktor Yanukovych against the conduct of the re-run presidential poll.


2004 turned out to be a tough year for the predictors


It's not very exciting, but everyone needs good insurance.


Fans of the Shrek movies will now have to wait until 2007 for the third film in the franchise, DreamWorks announced today. Shrek 3 was previously scheduled to be released in November 2006, but has now been put back to May 2007 for financial reasons.


MTV's Video Music Awards Sunday night had a glut of glitz, endless celebrity cameos and a non-partisan stance in favor of voting.


White House tries to ease concerns of US troops

President Bush and top military commanders scrambled Thursday to contain the political damage from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's contentious meeting


Madonna.com Calls Shots on Ring Tone Offer

Madonna and m-Qube have made it possible for the star's North American fans to download polyphonic ring tones and other licensed mobile content from her official Web site, across most major carriers and without the need for a credit card.


New study first to demonstrate cancer-sniffing ability of dogs

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.


U.S. Tops Russia 2-0 at Hockey Exhibition

Forget all that talk about Team USA having goalie problems. Robert Esche and Rick DiPietro combined on a shutout, and John-Michael Liles arrived just in time to score a goal to lead the defending champion Americans to a 2-0 victory over Russia on Friday night in their final World Cup exhibition game.


Iraq in desperate need for international help: PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said here Friday that success of democracy in his country requires timely assistance from the outside.


Suicide attack kills 13; 7 US Marines die in combat in Iraq

A suicide car bomber linked to al-Qaida killed 13 people just outside Baghdad's Green Zone today, the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.


A variant of an older worm is poorly designed, but it nonetheless shows the effectiveness of our manager's incident-response process.


Many of the D.C. businesses that would be taxed to help pay for a new baseball stadium said Thursday that they support the preliminary details of the proposal.


Scratch-and-sniff test may detect Alzheimer's

A simple scratch-and-sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers. They found that patients with early Alzheimer's disease may be unable to smell certain


The whale which lost its way and became stranded in the river Thames suffered from arthritis, scientists say.


The authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir start a new scheme to protect the rare Tibetan antelope.


Anderson Breaks Out With Five Touchdowns

Derek Anderson throws five touchdown passes, Jamal Lewis rushes for 215 yards and the Cleveland Browns outlast the Cincinnati Bengals, 51-45 on Sunday.


Pain Relief for Some, With an Odd Tradeoff

Implantable stimulators can blunt pain with electrical impulses, but they may come with negative side effects.


Milano, 17:43 - ATLETICA, COPPA EUROPA; TRIPLO DONNE: VINCE LA MARTINEZ

Magdelin Martinez, italo-cubana di 31 annii, ha vinto la gara del triplo femminile nella finale di C...


Livorno, 17:57 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO PER VAILATTI E MELARA

Doppio allenamento per il Livorno alla ripresa in vista della gara con il Genoa. Assenti gli infortu...


Dick Clark of 'American Bandstand' Suffers Stroke

Longtime "American Bandstand" host and rock music pioneer Dick Clark has suffered a stroke and is being treated at a Los Angeles area hospital, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.


A 25-year-old man was executed by lethal injection Wednesday for the torture and slaying of a teenager who was forced to drink hydrochloric acid during a robbery of his home. It was the state's first execution in 60 years.


PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan spun off deadly tornadoes, swamped streets in storm-weary Florida and battered and bruised the Alabama coast, but largely spared Mississippi, Louisiana and especially vulnerable New Orleans...


Altri tre feriti, e' accaduto vicino a Wengen


Google to enhance tools to fight click fraud

(InfoWorld) - Google will provide more data and tools to help its advertisers assess and combatÂ click fraud, a controversial practice that is the biggest enemy of the otherwise highly popular and profitable online advertising model known as pay per click. With most of its escalating revenue coming from pay per click ads, Google has a vested interest in addressing click fraud, which happens when someone clicks on these ads with malicious purposes. Because in this format advertisers pay every time someone clicks on their ads, companies sometimes click on competitors' ads to drive up their ad spending. Another common click-fraud practice is for Web publishers to click on their sites' ads to increase their commissions. "We're trying to provide advertisers as much transparency, understanding and control around this issue as we can," said Shuman Ghosemajumder, Google's business product manager for trust and safety. Thus, starting in March, Google plans to allow its advertisers to "blacklist" certain IP addresses for whatever reason, such as suspicion of click fraud or simply because their clicks never lead to a sale, he said. "IP filtering is going to allow advertisers to say: 'If I believe a given IP address isn't producing productive traffic for me, then I don't want to ever show my ads to that IP address,'" Ghosemajumder said. Also this month, Google intends to launch a Web site "resource center" devoted to click fraud, where the company will post information and tutorials to educate its advertisers about this issue, which Google prefers to call invalid clicks. Since July, Google hasÂ reported to advertisersÂ the number of invalid clicks to their campaigns, as well as what percentage they comprise of all clicks. Later this month, Google plans to beef up these reports with another figure: the amount of money Google didn't bill the advertiser by detecting and discarding invalid clicks, he said. Finally, in the second quarter, Google will provide advertisers with a standardized interface for reporting click fraud complaints that lead to an investigation, he said. Estimates about the incidence of click fraud vary widely, with some people saying it affects a negligible amount of ads and others suggesting that upwards of 40 percent of all clicks are malicious. Less than 10 percent of clicks on Google ads are deemed invalid, Ghosemajumder said, declining to be more specific. Most of those are proactively detected by Google, and only 0.02 percent are declared invalid as a result of advertisers' complaints, he said. Google prefers to use the term invalid clicks because it maintains that not all incidents of click fraud are malicious in nature, but can also come about from innocent user behavior, such as some people's tendency to always click twice on a link. ClickForensics, which provides technology and services to combat click fraud, estimates that in last year's fourth quarter 14.2 percent of clicks were fraudulent. Advertisers have taken Google, Yahoo, and other providers of pay per click adsÂ to court over the issue of click fraud, alleging that these companies haven't done enough to curb the practice. Google reached aÂ landmark settlementÂ of a click-fraud class action lawsuit last year which many described as a big victory for the company. A loss could have likely cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars, but instead Google managed to settle the case for $90 million. As part of the deal, all but several hundred Google advertisers forfeited their right to sue the company over click-fraud instances dating back to 2002. The settlement also allowed Google, which admitted to no wrongdoing or liability, to only pay a third of the settlement in cash -- all for plaintiffs' attorney fees -- with the rest taking the form of credits for advertisers. Of the $60 million allotted for ad credits, many estimate that only a fraction, possibly no more than $12 million, will be claimed. Â


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Impossibilita' far fronte a pagamento alcune obbligazioni


Avra' al centro la questione settentrionale


Cyberstalker to spend six months in jail

Months on the lam end with maximum possible sentence Convicted cyberstalker Felicity Jane Lowde has been sentenced to six months in chokey for her "vicious, vitriolic and vindictive" campaign of harassment against Rachel North, a survivor of the July 2005 London bombings. Her sentence was handed down at Thames Magistrate Court yesterday, along with an anti social behaviour order (ASBO) and is the maximum jail term the judge could impose.â¦


Pat Symonds explains a key engineering tool: Sector Sensitivities

Race engineers arrive at any circuit armed with facts and figures - Pat Symonds explains what these are for ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.


Anti-tuberculosis group has money shortfall

An organization fighting tuberculosis worldwide said on Tuesday it has a 60 percent funding shortfall for this year and appealed to the United States and other countries to help.


Tarantulas Spin Silk From Their Feet, Study Finds

The hefty arachnids create silken tethers from their feet when they walk, new research shows, making them the only species to use silk for locomotion.


03 ott 18:25 Calcio: Nazionale, tra i convocati c'e' Esposito e ...

ROMA - Marcello Lippi ha diramato le convocazioni per le due partite di qualificazione mondiale contro la Slovenia (9 ottobre) e Bielorussia (13 ottobre). In tutto sono 23 i convocati, ci sono le novita' assolute


Merchants complain that eBay Express doesn't attract sufficient shoppers and generates an inconsequential volume of sales, although eBay Inc. says it is satisfied and remains committed to the site.


Yakubu sends Derby back to bottom of Premiership

Nigerian star Ayegbeni Yakubu sent Derby back to the bottom of the Premier League with a man-of-the-match display in Everton's 2-0 win at Pride Park on Sunday.


The British Grand Prix has been given a stay of execution after being included on Formula One's draft 2005 calendar. Silverstone owners the British Racing Drivers' Club have


Wade, Heat top Blazers; get back to .500

Dwyane Wade shook off a bruised left shoulder to score 35 points, and the Miami Heat got back to the .500 mark for the first time in three months with a 104-85 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.


Spectacular robbery shuts down Swedish city

Masked gunmen robbed a post office in Gothenburg early Tuesday, leaving behind burning cars and suspected bombs that caused chaos in Sweden's second largest city.


System of spot checks by inspectors is unveiled after claims that elderly patients are left unfed and lying in filthy sheets.


The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters.


GOP Mailing Warns Liberals Will Ban Bibles

Campaign mail with a return address of the Republican National Committee warns West Virginia voters that the Bible will be prohibited and men will marry men if liberals win in November.


Ike Turner's death ruled cocaine overdose

Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner  died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical  examiner said on Wednesday.


Phishers Use DNS Tricks to Direct Users to Bad Sites

The Anti-Phishing Working Group said in a new report that it saw a sharp rise in November in malware that directs users to DNS servers controlled by phishers.


DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah Sept. 8, 2004 - A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades.


Impegno' 180mila euro in Parmalat e Fiat, deve restituirli


Britain, France, Germany Back Annan; Bush Waivers

Britain, Germany, France,  Russia, and China rallied around U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday, but President Bush refused to explicitly  endorse the U.N. chief under fire over suspected corruption in  an Iraqi-oil sales program.


iPhone-friendly mobile digital telly tuner demo'd

DVB-H retransmitted over Wi-Fi Mobile World Congress Digital video playback software specialist PacketVideo this week introduced a matchbox-sized gadget capable of picking up DVB-H digital TV broadcasts and streaming them to any Wi-Fi enabled player - including the iPod Touch and iPhone.â¦


Opera Software triples third-quarter loss

Opera Software, the maker of the No. 3 Web browser, reported a third-quarter net loss Friday that was more than three times greater than the year before, despite an increase in revenue.


50 Suspects Held in Najaf After Rebels Strike in 3 Iraqi Cities

The attacks represented the second-worst daily civilian death toll since the American military occupation transferred sovereignty.


For Shrinking Parish, a Stressful Season, an Uncertain Future

St. Lucy's-St. Patrick's Church, between Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant, is about to lose its beloved pastor to a larger parish.


Fatal plane crash in Halifax was fourth for airline in 14 years

LONDON (CP) - The crash of a Boeing 747 cargo plane in Halifax on Thursday that killed seven people was the fourth crash in 14 years for MK Airlines.


In Tentative Deal, Directors Send Message

Hollywoodâs movie and TV directors have agreed to a new contract with production companies in a settlement that also sends a message to striking screenwriters.


Stephen Jackson scored 12 of his 29 points in overtime, and Baron Davis had 34 points and 14 assists in yet another remarkable late-game performance during the Golden State Warriors' 130-121 victory over San Antonio last night in Oakland, Calif.


N.B.A. Roundup: Hawks Forward Plays After Carjacking

Atlanta forward Shelden Williams was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday before the Hawksâ game against Charlotte.


Study: Steroids Could Increase Pro Sluggers' Home Runs by 50 Percent

A Tufts University physicist finds that steroids could increase home runs for a professional baseball player by 50 percent.


The impending division of the worldwide Anglican communion came a step closer yesterday as the rift over the way the church deals with homosexuality descended into acrimony.


King Norodom Sihanouk, known as much for his colorful personality as his controversial statesmanship, has been synonymous with Cambodia's modern history for six decades.


Toshack plumps for experience against Germany and Slovakia

Wales boss John Toshack picked a squad loaded with experience for the latest round of European Championship qualifiers against Germany and Slovakia.


Former Vice President Al Gore will take his campaign against global warming to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. next week, speaking at Wal-Mart headquarters to executives seeking to make the world's largest retailer more environmentally friendly, a company spokesman said Friday.


Stone blames 'fundamentalism' in US for 'Alexander' flop

Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone blamed "raging fundamentalism in morality" for the frosty reception that his new film "Alexander" is getting in his native United States.


China mine toll rises to 78 dead, 71 missing

The death toll from a mine blast in central China has risen to 78, with rescuers holding out little hope for 71 people still missing, state media said on Saturday.


Carphone Warehouse is to launch a new mobile phone service, which will run through Vodafone's network.


Switching the focus to the present danger

Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to


Army troops are making "significant" gains in their long-running battle against al-Qaida-inspired fighters barricaded inside a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, security officials said Tuesday.


NASCAR too busy blushing over Junior's curse to think straight

Much of America still needs an interpreter to wade through the interviews at NASCAR races. They're so packed with technical talk, car numbers, jargon, good old boyisms and corporate plugs that by the end, the


Fashion designer Stella McCartney, daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, has announced that she is expecting her first child.


Thai PM Makes History with Clean Sweep of Power

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set Monday to head Thailand's first single-party government  following a big election win that was widely expected but was  turning out to be more one-sided than forecast.


Feisty Gods, Bored With Ambrosia, Still Get a Kick Out of the Cancan

The Bronx Opera presented an amusingly camp staging of âOrpheus,"  directed by Royston Coppenger, at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College on Saturday.


Twice as Nice: Rogers Wins World Championship Time Trial

This morning, Michael Rogers (Australia) received his 2003 World Championship Time Trial gold medal and rainbow jersey from UCI chief Hein Verbruggen.


In hindsight it is becoming clear that the strong economic growth over the past two years depended on bringing in large quantities of capital from the rest of the world.


Investment manager T. Rowe Price Group  Inc. TROW.O on Tuesday said its quarterly profit jumped 25  percent on an increase in investment advisory revenue.


The state of California has warned residents that their personal data may have been stolen from computers at the University of California, Berkeley, after a database used by researchers there was compromised by hackers.


POLICE investigating a train crash that left six dead and scores injured near London on Saturday are examining whether it was caused by a suicide.


As one payday lender prepares to go private, are its competitors potential investments?


A 1m euro reward is offered to help catch those suspected of starting Greek forest fires, which have killed 60 people.


ID thieves have a 50-50 chance of going to prison

An unprecedented analysis of closed-case data provided by the Secret Service indicates that even an ID-theft conviction provides no better than even odds of jail time for perpetrators. And the median take from an ID theft is no small potatoes, either.


Democrats Object Airing Of Documentary Critical Of Kerry

Democrats are objecting to plans by the Sinclair Broadcast Group to show a documentary critical of John Kerry's post-Vietnam actions.


Some waiting on iPhone improvements before buying

Apple Inc.'s  upcoming iPhone  is shaping up as this year's must-have gadget, but several  perceived shortcomings are pushing some potential buyers to  wait for an updated version.


GE pledges to meet rules of disclosure in SEC pact

General Electric Co. yesterday agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the company of failing to provide shareholders with enough information about the retirement perks provided to former chief executive Jack Welch.


Annan Faults Both Sides of Terror War for Eroding Rule of Law

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will tell the 191-member U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the rule of law in the post-Sept. 11  world has been eroded both by the United States and by other nations as they battle terrorism, and by Islamic extremists and their horrific acts of violence, according to senior U.N. officials.


Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks.


Italian president opens crisis talks after Prodi resignation

President Giorgio Napolitano will open talks on Friday to resolve Italy's political crisis after prime minister Romano Prodi's resignation and the end of his centre-left government.


Australia defeat New Zealand by 17 runs after an exciting one-day contest in Sydney.


Slashdot has a warning posted about the existence of a phishing scam directed toward Red Hat users. Read more to see the post. rixdaffy writes "I just received an email from the 'Redhat Security Team' telling


Bogus drug peddlers thrive in cyberspace

Harry Lime, peddling diluted penicillin  in post-war Vienna in the 1949 film "The Third Man," was an  early pioneer: today the counterfeit medicine business has gone  global, fuelled by the "perfect channel" of the Internet,  according to a U.N drug watchdog.


Afghan insurgent commander lands in Guantanamo

A captured Afghan insurgent commander has been transferred to the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, just as a storm of speculation erupted over the facility's potential closure.


There are enough things to admire about âThe Great Debaters,â the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.


Update 10: Oil Prices Decline for 2nd Straight Day

Crude futures sold off sharply for a second day in row Thursday, briefly dipping below $43 a barrel, as traders focused on rising fuel supplies and the lack of cold weather.


Blazers: Suspensions will make players think

But the balance of power in the Eastern Conference might shift after the punishments the NBA handed out Sunday in response to the brawl at the end of Friday's Indiana-Detroit game.


Air Pollution Damages Babies in Womb -Study

Babies' DNA can be damaged even  before they are born if their mothers breathe polluted air,  according to a study published on Tuesday.


Pinch-hitter Lenny Harris delivered a three-run double off Eric Gagne with two outs in the ninth, rallying the Florida Marlins past the Dodgers, 6-4, last night in Los Angeles.


Lebanon warrants issued against al-Qaida

A Lebanese military prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday accusing 10 jailed al-Qaida suspects of planning to carry out terrorist attacks, possessing illegal weapons and using forged identity cards, judicial officials said.


Satellite television provider EchoStar Communications has agreed to acquire Sling Media in a deal that values the maker of the Slingbox device at $380 million.


Bertinotti: parere dei lavoratori la cosa piu' importante


H&R Block Inc. , the largest U.S. tax preparer, on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter loss on the depressed value of a mortgage unit slammed by deterioration in the U.S. subprime market.


November Retail Sales Strong, Stirring Hopes About Holidays

The jump in retail sales is likely to reinforce the Federal Reserveâs view that the cooling housing market has not hurt the rest of the economy.


Deadline extended for 23 Korean hostages

A purported Taliban spokesman said Sunday that the hard-line militia had extended by 24 hours the deadline for the Afghan government to trade captured militants for 23 South Korean hostages.


Spanish Police Disarm Explosive Device After ETA Warning

Police in northern Spain have disarmed an explosive device after an unknown caller, claiming to represent the Basque separatist group ETA, warned that it had placed explosives at electricity pylons in the area.


Sharks are like vultures. They symbolize the unsympathetic brutality of nature, circling their prey in a ritual of impending doom.


According to a Stanford University School of Medicine study, people who slept less than eight hours had increased levels ghrelin, a hormone that triggers eating, and lower levels of leptin, a hormone that tells the body it's full.


UPDATE 2-South Africa on top after Pollock takes 4-32

Fast bowler Shaun Pollock helped put South Africa in control after the first day of the second test against England on Sunday, taking four for 32 as the visitors slumped to their lowest total in four years.


Republican Sen. Jim Bunning apologized Monday for having said his Democratic opponent looked like one of Saddam Hussein's sons — and demanded the same from his rival for allegedly claiming Bunning's health was failing.


Chelsea don't Duff their firm grip on Premiership

It was a case of as you were at the top of the English Premier League with all top four clubs recording victories yesterday.


Bush Seeks Funds to Help Mexico Fight Drugs

The president today asked Congress for $500 million to help Mexico combat the narcotics trade.


Si scava con le mani per dare sepoltura a corpi sfigurati dal mare, interrati di corsa senza cerimonie, senza bare, con solo lacrime, mentre supera i 60.000 morti il drammatico bilancio delle vittime del maremoto che tre giorni fa ha segnato per anni e


US to Reopen Canada Cattle Trade in March

Canada's cattle and beef industries,  battered by the discovery of mad cow disease in 2003, would win  new access to the important U.S. market by this spring under a  plan Washington announced on Wednesday to relax a trade ban.


Ascoli Piceno, 19:41 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: NOVE RETI ALLA CIVITANOVESE

L'ascoli ha battuto 9-3 la Civitanovese in amichevole. Nel primo tempo Tesser ha schierato un 4-4-2 ...


The Bush administration is taking advantage of a lull in terror attacks to send the State Department's ranking Mideast official to the region to assess chances of serious peacemaking.


Creditors Line Up for Piece of Brando's Estate

From a friend who lost a diamond  ring down his drain to a small airline that flew guests to his  private Tahitian island, would-be creditors are lining up to  make claims on Marlon Brando's estate two months after he died,  a lawyer said on Thursday.


Una serie di attentati ha costretto il grande cuoco a chiudere il suo ristorante bascoEsulta Batasuna: "Un esempio per gli opportunisti della nostra nazione"                                            L'Eta mette in fuga lo chef Alain Ducasse "Voleva saccheggiare la tradizione Basca"


The Revolution will open the MLS season with a home game for the first time in their 13-year history when they meet the Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution are 2-7-3 in season openers and 5-5-2 in home openers since 1996.


Wal-Mart Sees Same-Store Sales Up 1-3 Pct

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N  on  Monday said it expected sales at its U.S. stores open at least  a year to be in the middle of a previously forecast rise of  between 1 and 3 percent in December, the key shopping month.


Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness.


US economic indicators fall; new jobless claims rise

A gauge of future business activity fell in August, indicating company managers and US consumers remain uncertain about the economy.


Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, currently expecting their second child together, might not be done. "We want to have a lot of children," the supermodel tells Life magazine in its latest issue. "(Seal) always says that he finds me the most beautiful when I'm pregnant."


Dow Jones a -2,10%, Nasdaq -2,37%.Euro in calo a 1,3609 dlr


Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

JENIN, West Bank - Israeli troops shot dead a mentally-ill Palestinian in the West Bank town of Jenin early on Tuesday, Palestinian security sources said.


China expresses regret over submarine intrusion into Japanese ...

China expressed regret Tuesday over an incursion by a Chinese submarine into Japanese territorial waters last week, Japan's Kyodo News reported.


Atlantis Astronauts to Inspect Shuttle Heat Shield

Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis will scan their spacecraft's heat shield later today for any signs of damage as they continue on course towards the International Space Station (ISS).


Google released on Wednesday an updated version of its Android SDK, including a new user interface that separates it from Apple's iPhone, and layout animations for iPhones.


Pistons rescue reputation, lock down LeBron

First place was not at stake in the Central Division on Thursday night when the Pistons squared off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the defending champs' reputation was on the line


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


Momentum Is Gaining for Cellphones as Credit Cards

By embedding a computer chip or other type of memory device, a cellphone can double as a credit card.


U.S. to lift sanctions on new Abbas government

The United States plans to lift a ban on direct aid to the emergency government that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is forming following Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip, Washington's envoy said on Saturday.


After an 18-year ban, four African states will put their ivory stocks on the market in a one-time sale as part of a hard-fought compromise reached early Thursday with other Africans who tried to block the sale.


If you thought 'Security '07' was hairy, just wait

Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace.


Venus stays alive to book date with Sharapova

Venus Williams looked as though she was hurtling towards defeat against a Japanese skiing fan on Monday before fighting back to set up a fourth-round Wimbledon tie against another former champion Maria Sharapova.


Auto Workers Strike Ahead of Fiat Meeting

Some Fiat autoworkers struck for two hours Monday, a day ahead of a top-executive meeting that could determine whether Fiat SPA insists on an option to force General Motors Corp. to buy the struggling Italian auto group.


South Africa's biggest retail lender Absa says tie-up talks with Barclays have progressed well. Absa ASAJ.J , South Africa's third-biggest bank in terms of assets, raised


Once, Taliban Rule Kept Roads Open and Empty. Now It's Crosstown Chaos.

Just five years ago, when the Taliban militia ruled Afghanistan and Kabul was a ghost town of bombed-out ruins, a visitor could stand for an hour in a major intersection in the capital, surveying an empty expanse of mud and hearing nothing but the whirr of bicycle spokes and the jingle of horse...


News: Botched maintenance - not worm - blamed for MS IM glitch

MSN Messenger, Microsoft's instant message service, is back up and running this morning after a routine maintenance operation went wrong, rendering the service sporadically unavailable for three days.


Trade pact makes Israel and Egypt closer neighbours

ISRAEL and Egypt signed a three-way trade deal with the United States yesterday in a move that signalled a further warming of relations between the two neighbours and gave momentum to renewed hopes for peace negotiations in the Middle East.


Operazione polizia di Anzio, droga arrivava dalla Colombia


AMD sees strong 2007 outlook for margins

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  gave a strong 2007 outlook for gross margins on Thursday and said its microprocessor sales would grow twice as fast as the industry average of 10 percent due to market share gains.


Spielberg Drops Out as Adviser to Beijing Olympics in Dispute Over Darfur Conflict

After trying unsuccessfully to prod China to do more to try to end Sudanâs attacks in the Darfur region, Steven Spielberg said he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics.


Extra Cost of Annexation Opposed By Palm Beach County Commissioners

By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday supported an effort by Broward County's Parkland to annex nearly 2,000 acres west of Boca Raton.


Browser Flaw Leaves Online Shoppers Open to Phishing Scam

Security firm Secunia reported that the vulnerability affects nearly all browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Konqueror, Opera, Netscape and Safari.


Former President Bill Clinton will be back on the campaign trail Friday for a three-day trip to help get out the vote for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.


VIENNA, Austria AP) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator met with the European Union foreign policy chief Saturday for crucial talks seen as the last chance for Iran to avoid U.N. sanctions over its nuclear defiance.


Now or Never for N.Irish Deal, Says Paisley

Northern Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley challenged his IRA foes Tuesday to give up their weapons, saying it was "now or never" for Catholic republicans to agree a lasting political settlement with his party.


Buffalo food fest orders healthier items

For the first time in its 23-year history, the Taste of Buffalo, a foodie free-for-all attracting tens of thousands, is ordering restaurants to offer healthier options.


Thailand moves to pay for drugs to avoid sanctions

Thailand's new government could pay for four cancer drugs instead of overriding their international patents, Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsap said on Wednesday, fearing possible trade sanctions against his country. The cancer medicines targeted by the previous military-appointed government for compulsory licenses, which allow countries to make or buy cheap, copycat versions of drugs, would cost $24-$27 million a year.


Impressions of Search Engine Strategies Stockholm

Last week, Search Engine Strategies made its debut in Sweden, drawing attendees from all over Scandinavia, Europe and even Africa and India.


Roma, 17:51 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: ZAMPARINI CREA TENSIONE

"Quando parla cosÃ¬ sui giornali fa solo male alla squadra. A me non va bene dopo tanti anni di trova...


AstraZeneca and GSK shares rocked by safety concerns

By Stephen Foley in London and Katherine Griffiths in New York. More than Â£6bn was wiped off the value of the UK's two giant pharmaceuticals companies yesterday as they and the US regulator attempted to quell a furore over drug safety.


Greece promises to speed up compensation for those affected by the forest fires which have killed 63 people.


The UN passes a declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples despite opposition from four developed nations.


African broadcasters pump up the volume on AIDS

African television and radio   stations are planning an on-air campaign to build hope in the   face of the AIDS pandemic, in a bid to raise spirits on the   worst-hit continent where millions have died from the disease.


Fonti israeliane, terroristi penetrati nel Sinai


The 2008 Dakar Rally is cancelled following the murder of four French tourists in Mauritania.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has long identified himself as an Episcopalian, said this weekend that he is a Baptist and has been for years.


Empoli, 18:18 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: FERMI SAUDATI E MARIANINI

Dopo l'importante vittoria ai danni della Roma, l'Empoli ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della t...


Mr. Know-It-All Clive Thompson metes out the tough calls on breast-feeding, buying fame in WoW and opting out of the social web. From Wired magazine.


Rogge aziona orologio Lingotto, "crediamo a impegno Governo"


ATHENS -- Last night, Jason Estrada fought like a guy who couldn't care less about what happens at the Olympic Games. After he was finished, literally and figuratively, he confirmed that was his shocking state of mind.


During the course of this weekend, hackers found an ingenious way to attack Microsoftâs ubiquitous Internet Explorer: compromise an ad networkâs servers.


US stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reassured by indicating that further interest-rate rises were likely to remain at a "measured" pace, as it increased rates by a quarter point.


Actress Sienna Miller wins a High Court privacy case against a photographer who took nude pictures of her.


Al bando riviste, teme che figlia abbia un cattivo esempio


A Basque separatist rebel convicted in 25 deaths was returned to prison Wednesday, after recuperating in a hospital from a hunger strike, officials said.


Aventis Pasteur, the world's largest flu vaccine manufacturer and the sole supplier of flu shots to the USA this year, will begin preparing for year-round production under a $10


Fumavano in bagno di istituto professionale a Padova


The WHO reports three new deaths from bird flu in Vietnam, one of which was from the H5N1 virus strain.


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


In Iowa, Clinton Camp Scripts Bill's Role to Keep Focus on Hillary

When Bill Clinton joins his wife for their first major joint campaign appearances tomorrow, the former president is planning to play the role of "biographer in chief," telling "the story" of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton -- and directing some of his high-wattage charisma toward her.


Pope, Muslim cleric face Mecca from revered Turkish mosque

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Pope Benedict XVI slipped out of his red Prada loafers and padded in white slippered feet across the carpeted floor of Istanbul's revered Blue Mosque yesterday, in only the second papal visit ever to a Muslim house of worship.


A man awaits sentence for trying to murder an American tourist near Inverness, leaving her in a coma.


The United States refused to endorse but did not criticize a peace deal between Pakistan and pro-Taliban Islamic militants in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan.


Curlin wins Classic which ends in tragedy

OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - Preakness winner Curlin out dueled Kentucky Derby champion Street Sense to capture the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.


Storm Hits Midwest, As Northeast Prepares

A blustery snowstorm out of Canada brought a frigid, midwinter bonanza for sports enthusiasts in the upper Midwest, while the Rust Belt and Northeast bundled up and braced for a foot of snow or more Saturday.


Competition driving fast growth in Pakistan's telecom industry

The deregulation of Pakistan's telecom industry is fast gaining momentum with dozens more communications providers and millions of customers entering both the fixed line and mobile markets.


SPAIN:  Gender Equality Law Triumphs over Rightwing Opposition

MADRID, Jan 30  (IPS) - Spainâs Constitutional Court issued a ruling  Wednesday backing a gender equality bill, which had been  challenged by the rightwing Popular Party (PP), thus clearing the  way for the new law to go into effect by Saturday.


The new villain of Sholay remake announced at a function in Mumbai.


Orange SPV M700 3G PDA phone spied on web

France Telecom has the gen HTC's P3600 compact 3G PDA phone has gone on sale on the Orange mobile phone network as the SPV M700. Well, that portion of the network that extends across France, at the very least. Orange owner France Telecom is currently touting the Orange-branded handset, which has yet to appear over here.â¦


Executives from General Motors Corp. gathered in Switzerland Tuesday for a meeting with their Fiat SpA counterparts at which they are expected to discuss the possible sale of the Italian giant's auto business.


Seal's former manager wins court judgment

A former manager of singer and songwriter Seal on Thursday won a court judgment claiming he was owed commissions from the artist's first two albums.


FDA role restored over mail-order drug imports

U.S. customs officials will still  seize prescription drugs imported from Canada through the mail  but will hand over enforcement to federal health officials in a  policy reversal that one lawmaker said would benefit consumers  seeking cheaper medicines.


Phil Garner savored the taste of champagne, the smell of his cigar and the wild celebration going on in the Houston Astros' clubhouse.


Iraq to extend weapon-for-money program nationwide

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Monday that the weapon-for-money program that started last week in Baghdad's Sadr City will be extended across the country.


Braves 4, Astros 1: Under Garner, the Astros Take a Bumpy Road to Go the Distance

Going into a season-ending three-game series with Atlanta, Houston had made up eight games on St. Louis in nine days, but their loss Friday brought them back to one and a half games out of first.


Boston Scientific buys stake in Calif. plastic stent maker

Boston Scientific Corp. said yesterday it bought a stake in a San Diego maker of vascular stents made from plastic that biodegrades within patients' bodies, a potentially major advance.


I always knew this day would come. Iâd be talking to somebody and theyâd say: âHey, did you hear, Maynard Ferguson died this week?â I knew Iâd go home, crack open a beer, crank up the stereo, and retreat into the pure raw energy of a jazz trumpet legend, one of my lifelong heroes.


John Howard 1st Iraq Invader to Face Vote

CANBERRA, Australia Aug. 29, 2004 - Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the US-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9.


There's nothing like a fresh start. Just ask the 69 percent of Americans who are prompted by the new year to try to improve their lives. If this year is anything like last, weight loss and exercise will again top the list of New Year's resolutions, according to a recent national telephone poll co...


Amelie Mauresmo is first on Centre Court as the eighth day of Wimbledon begins on time.


Difficulty identifying common smells such as lemon, banana and cinnamon may be the first sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that could lead to scratch-and-sniff tests to determine a person's risk for the progressive brain disorder.


Think twice before backing up your truck at Fort Knox.


French to release Arafat medical records

French officials were expected to release the medical records of Yasser Arafat to his nephew today, with Palestinian officials indicating they would make them public.


Elliott Bernerd has agreed to walk away from the property empire he built over two decades for about Â£65m cash after falling out with his billionaire business partners.


A couple of hedge funds would like to fix a pair of family-owned newspaper chains.


A Briton was shot dead by suspected Muslim militants in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, yesterday in what appears to be the latest anti-Western killing by supporters of al-Qa'ida.


2 Senior Clerics Are Killed in Iraq; Hostage Deadline Passes

The killings came one day after a militant group posted a grisly video showing the beheadings of three Kurdish truck drivers.


Delta Air Lines Inc. chief executive Gerald Grinstein said his plan to turn around the struggling carrier includes more job cuts.


Kenyaâs Parliament Opens Amid Tight Security

Kenya's parliament opened Tuesday for the first time since a disputed presidential election, a fight that has provoked widespread violence and was expected to carry over to the selection of a house speaker.


Before taking to the skies, Leonardo DiCaprio has rounded up some celebrity friends to weigh in on campaign issues.


Milano, 17:47 - CALCIO, MILAN: 20 CONVOCATI PER IL BRESCIA

L'allenatore del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di Coppa Italia contr...


Gagandeep Singh in Indian squad for Bangladesh

The Indian selectors have decided to go in with a full-strength squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh later this month.


Myanmar junta scraps key intelligence body after power struggle

YANGON : Myanmar's military regime has scrapped the body that gave intelligence officers loyal to deposed premier Khin Nyunt widespread powers, state media reported.


Two Centuries Ago, Another Electoral Mess

The framers of the Constitution were sure they had covered all the bases. The election of 1800 proved them wrong.


Parent of Dating Sites Looks for a Match

The parent company of the popular Jewish online dating site JDate has put itself up for sale, people close to the auction said Thursday, and is already in talks with several prominent media companies.


Bulgaria's Top Gymnast Becomes Man of the Year

Top news: 20 November 2004, Saturday. Bulgaria's best gymnast Yordan Yovchev swept the prestigious Man of the Year award at an official ceremony in the Sofia Military Club Saturday evening.


A Conversation With Barry Commoner: At 90, an Environmentalist From the â70s Still Has Hope

Barry Commoner has for decades been agitating to restore ecological balance to the biosphere, whether by outlawing nuclear testing or spreading the practice of recycling.


CONGRATULATIONS to Melanie Reid on her very well-informed article on the future, or rather lack of future, of the farming industry (February 1).


Greek police question Athens bus hijackers

Gunmen who hijacked an Athens bus and held its passengers hostage are being questioned by Greek police after giving themselves up.


Republican Mitt Romney retorted to questions about his faith by surging rival Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, declaring that "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."


News: Professor Layton And The Perpetual Torment

Tycho:  Unlike most "adventure" games, whose puzzle mechanics are heavily rooted in inventory management, Professor Layton's puzzles are more like... puzzles.  It's more Myst than Maniac Mansion.  It's true that I've only done about twenty puzzles, so I don't know the game in its entirety.  Even so, I don't think you're ever going to be putting different fluids in balloons so you can put them in a mail tube so you can flood a communications room so you can etcetera.


Sharon Optimistic About Peace Prospects While Violence Continues ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sounded a note of optimism about peace prospects in the coming year provided Palestinians stop violence against Israel.


Pavano, Yankees Agree on $40 Million Deal

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Carl Pavano and the Yankees  have finalized a deal that was set in motion at the winter  meetings Saturday, reportedly agreeing on a four-year contract  worth $40 million.


Many foreign firms investing in China are to lose tax benefits under reforms proposed by the government.


President Hu Jintao gave the longest public speech of his political life this week, dwelling at length on the Communist Party's social goals but spending little time on the economy. Hours later, the Shanghai stock market's key index hit a new high.


The US sub-prime loan crisis may push up UK mortgage rates, a former Bank of England adviser warns.


Rome looks for revival on global fashion stage

When native designer Valentino packed his bags for the catwalks of Paris 17 years ago, Rome's fall from the pinnacle of fashion glory appeared complete.


Michael Howard brings his party's annual conference to a close with a pitch to Labour and Lib Dem voters.


Marion will run 400-meter relay, coach says

ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones will be part of the US Olympic 400-meter relay team, coach Sue Humphrey announced Wednesday night. Jonesâ participation had been a subject of speculation because she is being investigated by the US Anti-Doping Agency.


China unveils first locally developed regional jet

China unveiled its first domestically  developed regional aircraft on Friday, moving a step closer to  its goal of becoming an aviation giant and challenging the  dominance of Boeing  and Airbus.


Mitsubishi Motors says its losses in the first half of the fiscal year were one-fifth greater than previously reported after its books were hit by a sell-off of its auto loans.


Stephen Maguire faces Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final on Sunday.


No charges in 'cash for honours' inquiry

The BBC understands that no-one is to face charges after the 16-month cash-for-honours investigation.


Wooing Customers With Good Digital Facilities

By Shyla Sangaran  THE Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa in Langkawi is an ideal place to unwind yet able to stay connected anytime, anywhere.


Bombay, Kamasutra, William Thakeray- Mira Nair greets all

No other Indian female filmmaker, either born in or of Indian origin has achieved such distinction and recognition internationally, won awards and also box-office success like Mira Nair did with her memorable move these like Salaam Bombay,  Mississippi Masala, Kama Sutra,Monsoon Wedding, and her latest offering Vanity Fair.


Ivory Coast Army Pulls Back, Paris Flies in Troops

Ivory Coast on Sunday ordered a pullback from an offensive on the rebel-held north after France destroyed its airpower in a retaliatory strike which sparked mob attacks on French citizens and property.


Developers get remote access to Apple iPhone

Mobile Complete is looking to make it easier to test applications and Web sites built for the Apple iPhone.The company is adding the iPhone to the list of about 750 handsets supported by DeviceAnywhere, an Internet service that lets developers from their own desktop computer develop and test applications for various mobile units without having the units themselves physically in hand. The handhelds become remotely accessible."The iPhone is obviously a very hot device, and a lot of people want to build for it," said Faraz Syed, Mobile Complete's CEO.Mobile Complete's addition of the iPhone to DeviceAnywhere dovetails nicely with Apple's announcement Wednesday of an SDK planned for the iPhone, due in February. With this SDK, developers can build downloadable, native applications, Syed said.The iPhone is likely to be the destination for a variety of applications and games, including social networking and media-sharing applications, said Syed. "I'm expecting a lot of those to show up on the iPhone," he said.With DeviceAnywhere, handset manufacturers, developers, aggregators, and service providers gain the ability to remotely access and control physical handsets connected to live networks. Developers gain real-time interaction with devices connected to live, global networks, and they can log into the system, choose from devices such as the iPhone, and start testing applications.Among the handset brands already accessible on DeviceAnywhere are Nokia, LG, Motorola, and Samsung.DeviceAnywhere is subscription based, with prices starting at $18 per hour.


ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of corruption charges - a major victory in the billionaire business baron's decade-long battle with legal woes he blamed on left-wing prosecutors.


MEPs finally approve new European Commission

The European Parliament today finally approved Jose Manuel Barrosoâs revamped executive European Commission, ending a three-week political standoff that boosted the power of MEPs.


Few W.House hopefuls have online vote registration

In the race for the White House  money and voters are key, yet a new study found few of those  running in the 2008 presidential race are using their Web sites  to provide ready information on how to register to vote.


Bush thanks scandal-plagued Italy PM for war cooperation

Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.


Drugs giant AstraZeneca unveils soaring full-year profits but announces plans for 3,000 job cuts.


Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language

Deaf children thrown together in a school in Nicaragua without any type of formal instruction invented their own sign language -- a sophisticated


The government gives planning approval for the world's first large-scale wave farm off the Cornish coast.


FLACHAU, Austria  - Canadian Thomas Grandi won his  second World Cup giant slalom victory in three days with a  convincing win on Tuesday.


By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 8--A small subdivision in Carmel Valley, rejected by a Monterey County advisory panel, will be appealed to the county Board of Supervisors.


Darfur rebel group says accepts ceasefire, talks

One of the biggest Darfur rebel factions said on Thursday it would respect a ceasefire and was ready to resume peace talks with the government to try to halt violence in the region that has killed some 200,000 people.


'We're not scared' of Storm, say researchers

Researchers who have been probing the Storm Trojan in an effort to fight it said they aren't afraid of the malware, despite comments to the contrary this week from Josh Corman of IBM's Internet Security Systems Inc.


Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson, who promotes renewable energy as a way to wean the nation off of fossil fuels, has sold his stock holdings in the country's largest independent refining company.


Taliban planning to disrupt Afghanistan elections: US

The Taliban and its Al-Qaida allies were stepping up plans to disrupt Afghanistan's first direct presidential election on October 9, the head of the US-led coalition said on Saturday.


Study finds U.S. Jews distance selves from Israel

Young U.S. non-Orthodox Jews are becoming increasingly lukewarm if not alienated in their support for Israel in a trend that is not likely to be reversed, according to a study released on Thursday.


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Johnson's Quickfire Hat-Trick Leads U.S. Past Panama

Eddie Johnson came off the bench to  score a hat-trick in 16 minutes as the U.S. thrashed Panama 6-0  in a CONCACAF zone World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.


Plant plankton in parts of the Pacific Ocean are absorbing much less CO2 than previously thought, scientists say.


Bryant Prosecutors Question Defense DNA Evidence

Prosecutors in the rape case against U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant are questioning the validity of DNA evidence crucial to the defense's case, saying data appeared to have been manipulated and might have to be thrown out.


U.S. urges Swiss banks to steer clear of Iran

A U.S. anti-terrorism official warned  Swiss banks not to do business with Iran on Saturday, saying  Iranian officials sought to conceal their identity in deals  designed to fund Iran's uranium enrichment program.


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Viewpoint: In his speech, Bush will endorse General Petraeus's plan for a small troop drawdown. But it's hard to escape the impression that we're just treading water in Iraq


Two train drivers are killed in a rail collision in north-east Italy, on a line between Trento and Verona.


Seeking to ferret out online games considered overly violent or unhealthy, China has targeted illegal Web sites, computer markets and Internet cafes as part of a campaign to rein in juvenile crime.


Novell posts a profit but outlook disappoints

Business software maker Novell Inc.   posted disappointing quarterly results on Tuesday due  to weak sales of older products, and said it expected to take  restructuring charges in 2007, driving its shares down 10  percent.


Microsoft offers patent protection for Office binaries

Microsoft said on Friday that it has added Office binary formats to a list of technologies that are protected against patent-violation claims, answering criticism from some involved in the OOXML (Office Open XML) file-format standards process.The OOXML format is being considered as an international standard by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), but translation between the original Office binaries and OOXML is necessary for there to be seamless document exchange between older versions of Office and Office 2007. Corporate developers and makers of other office productivity products need access to the formats in order to write converters between Microsoft's format and the possible standard.Microsoft has listed binary file format specifications for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint -- that is, .doc, .xls and .ppt -- under the OSP (Open Specification Promise). These file formats are the defaults in pre-Office 2007 versions of Office; Office 2007 was the first version to use OOXML as its default file format.Microsoft published the OSP in September 2006 as a promise that it would not take any patent-enforcement action against people who want access to the specs for technologies it has developed. Since then, Microsoft has been periodically adding to the list of OSP-protected specs, which can be found on the company's Web site. In a press statement, Microsoft said that adding the Office binaries to the list is to "promote interoperability between the binaries and Open XML and make Office Open XML accessible to an ever-wider group of users and developers."The move came out of discussion in the ISO around OOXML as national standards bodies requested more open access to the Office binaries, said Brian Jones, an Office program manager, in a posting on a company blog last month.According to Jones, the specs for the binaries already had been available royalty-free via e-mail to anyone who requested them as outlined in an article in Microsoft's Knowledge Base. But since the national bodies were concerned with the steps someone had to take to get access to the binary formats, Microsoft -- working with an Ecma International technical committee, Ecma TC45 -- decided to make it easier for people to get them, he said.Microsoft has been working to fast-track OOXML through the ISO approval process through Ecma, another international standards body, since November 2005. Ecma approved OOXML in December 2006, but approval by the ISO has been more problematic. A final vote on ISO is expected in March after an ISO ballot resolution meeting for the OOXML format, scheduled for Feb. 25-29.To help companies build connectors between the binaries and OOXML, Microsoft on Friday also went live with an open-source project on SourceForge to create software tools, guidance and show how a document written using the binary formats can be translated to the current ISO spec for OOXML, ISO/IEC DIS 29500. The resulting translators will be available under the open-source Berkeley Software Distribution license, and members of the community are free to use the translators, submit bugs and feedback, or contribute to the project as they wish, Microsoft said.Translators already exist between the Office binary formats and OOXML's rival file format, ODF (Open Document Format), which already is an approved ISO standard. For example, the Sun ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office enables conversion between Microsoft Office documents to and from ODF.


Electronic Arts isn't playing games when it comes to its primetime future.


USA: Smithfield Foods reports higher Q2 earnings

US meat processor Smithfield Foods has reported higher second-quarter earnings, as higher hog prices offset lower pork margins and a loss in its beef operations.


Once More Diving Into the Vaults, and Surfacing With Cinematic Pearls

Itâs been a good DVD year for old-movie buffs with ambitious and interesting projects from a wide range of distributors.


Russian forces storm a North Caucasus apartment block where gunmen were holed up.


Rap mogul P. Diddy rallies 'hip-hop generation' to the polls

Move over "Nascar Dads." Step aside "Security Moms." The hottest new voting bloc is the hip-hop generation, said rap empresario Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who criticized the major political parties for not courting the urban youth vote.


Bhopal marks anniversary with candlelight vigil

It was midnight when gas began to leak from a Bhopal factory and killed thousands as they slept in central India 20 years ago. At midnight on Thursday, some


Arab film brings bellydancing, not bin Laden to West

No bombs. No bloodshed. No bin Laden. Belly dancing is the theme Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch says can best communicate the Arab world to the West and reconcile cultural differences.


Don't meddle with our models, say Milan fashionistas

Milan fashion week is resisting calls for   a ban on underweight models amid a debate on super-thin girls   and eating disorders that has gripped the public but elicits   bored yawns from designers.


Bridge: Epic Competition, Without a Human in Sight

The 11th World Computer-Bridge Championship was held in Shanghai this month.


Taxi drivers angry about a new rule requiring the installation of global positioning systems and credit card machines in cabs are planning a second one-day strike in six weeks on Monday.


Graft is issue No. 1 in Chicago election

A mayor whose administration is under federal investigation. An alderman who just got hit with a federal bribery charge. Four politicians who served time for corruption and want their old jobs back.


Rituparno and Aparna's mythological battle

The Hindu epics never had it so good. Some of our most powerful filmmakers are reinterpreting the   classics.


Judge Replaces State Overseer of Health Care for Prisoners

A federal judge who ruled in 2005 that Californiaâs broken prison medical care system amounted to cruel and unusual punishment dismissed the receiver who had been appointed to repair the system.


Death row Scot Kenny Richey is returned to jail in Ohio following a heart scare, it emerges.


Afghan Guantanamo prisoner dies of cancer: US military

An Afghan suspect branded "an experienced jihadist" died of bowel cancer at the US prison camp for "war on terror" detainees in Guantanamo Bay, the military said Sunday.


Pakistan arrests 2 suspects in Daniel Pearl case

Pakistani police have arrested two Islamist militants suspected of involvement in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl, government officials said on Tuesday.


The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 29,000 between August and October to 1.39 million, the latest official figures have shown.


UN panel urges Security Council to act on Darfur

GENEVA -- A UN human rights team criticized the international community yesterday for failing to halt atrocities in Darfur, saying in a sharply worded report that the United Nations must act now to protect civilians from a campaign of violence orchestrated by Sudan's government.


A girl who is in a coma after falling from a hotel balcony is probably the only person to explain how it happened.


Walking with pedometer spurs modest weight loss

NEW YORK  - People who strap on a pedometer and strive to walk more each day can probably expect to lose a modest amount of weight, a research analysis suggests.


Wall Street: Will the rally continue through December?

So far, Wall Street's hoped-for fourth-quarter rally has met investors' expectations. But there's been enough bad news lately to make you wonder if the buying will sputter.


Barghouti's wife says jailed husband likely to run for elections

Marwan Barghouti's wife announced Sunday that her husband, who is serving life sentence in an Israeli jail, may run for the Palestinian presidential elections slated for Jan. 9, 2005.


Cheney takes refuge in bomb shelter after Afghan blast

Vice President Dick Cheney was whisked into a bomb shelter immediately after a Taliban suicide bomber struck the main American military base he was visiting in Afghanistan on Tuesday.


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Toronto-Dominion Bank Is Buying Stake in Banknorth

Canada's T.D. Bank Financial Group is buying a controlling stake in Maine-based Banknorth for $3.8 billion.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - A suspected bank robber's getaway was abruptly cut short by an unusual witness - his ex-wife, authorities said.    Police accuse Daniel Waggoner, 31, of robbing a bank branch in a Kroger grocery store Tuesday...


Why They Called It the Manhattan Project

The first headquarters of the nationâs secret effort to build the bomb lay in New York City.


Dark forces end realm of the knight Robson

The Newcastle coach leaves a legacy designed for the ascent of Alan Shearer, writes Henry Winter. The madness of St James' was yesterday permeated with sadness.


The European Union closed antitrust cases Tuesday against six major Hollywood studios after they agreed to drop clauses in contracts with pay television operators that the EU charged inflated film prices.


A confidential report concludes that the chainâs reputation for discounts has worked against its efforts to move upscale.


Canada's Liberals choose long shot as leader

Canada's opposition Liberals on Saturday unexpectedly chose former Environment Minister Stephane Dion as their new leader, overlooking his political shortcomings that could undermine the party in an election widely expected next year.


After months of denials, Puerto Rico's governor acknowledged Monday he is the target of a U.S. grand jury investigation into campaign finances — a revelation further jeopardizing his bid for re-election.


China Tries to Reassure U.S. About Its Investing Plans

Seeking to reassure those nervous about foreign takeovers, the head of Chinaâs government investment fund said Thursday that China would invest mostly in portfolios.


An apparent tornado demolished a jail building and overturned vehicles early Sunday in central Florida, authorities said. No injuries were reported.


Amaranth Advisors LLC, a hedge-fund manager with about $9.5 billion in assets, told investors its two main funds fell an estimated 50 percent this month because of a plunge in natural-gas prices.


Australia's Wesfarmers slumps, Coles down after takeover deal

Shares in Wesfarmers plunged Tuesday, a day after the Perth-based conglomerate agreed to pay 22 billion dollars (18.7 billion US) for retailer Coles in Australia's largest corporate deal.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, a former banker credited with its economic reforms, will take over as prime minister next week following his thumping National Assembly by-election victories on Wednesday.


Russian Group Offers $2.3 Billion for Oregon Steel Mills

The Russian billionaire Roman A. Abramovich offered what would be the largest Russian investment to date in the United States.


Source: Hollywood to Sue Server Operators

The U.S. film industry is preparing to sue computer server operators in the United States and Europe who help relay digitized movie files across online file-sharing networks, a source familiar with the movie studios' plans said Tuesday.


'Comedy terrorist' storms Hitler art sale

'Offensive' auction protest Aaron Barschak, the "comedy terrorist" who famously gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party, was yesterday ejected from a sale of Hitler artworks after "disrupting" the bidding, the BBC reports.â¦


At least 2 Russian soldiers, 2 police killed in latest violence in Chechnya

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia  - Russian artillery pounded suspected rebel positions in war-wracked Chechnya and fighters attacked Russian forces nine times over the past day, an official with the Moscow-backed Chechnya administration said Saturday.


A master of mystery much of the time, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has vastly improved the central bank's communications with Wall Street and Main Street over the past decade.


Children living near high-voltage powerlines may reportedly have double the risk of contracting cancer, new research suggests. A Department of Health study indicates children living within 100 metres of high


Sharon Says Israel May Work With Palestinians on Disengagement

Israel is ready to work with a ``responsible'' Palestinian Authority leadership on coordinating an Israeli plan to withdraw settlements from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.


Hundreds rally in Okinawa over U.S. rape suspect

About 300 women gathered on Japan's  southern island of Okinawa on Tuesday to protest the suspected  rape of a 14-year-old girl there by a U.S. Marine, calling for  U.S. troops to leave, media reported.


Lleyton Hewitt beats Juergen Melzer to win the Las Vegas Open for the third time.


New Meningitis Vaccine Supported By FDA Panel

A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted unanimously on Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis Menactra vaccine is safe and effective for use in patients aged 11 to 55 years for the prevention of bacterial meningitis.


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The prosecution drops its case against Turkish novelist Elif Safak,  who was accused of insulting "Turkishness".


Crude Oil Rises to Two-Week High on Heating Oil Supply Concern

Crude oil rose to a two-week high on concern that heating oil supplies may be insufficient as the winter heating season approaches in North America and Europe.


Report: Bush 'Reckless' on Post-9/11 Health Risks

The Bush administration was guilty of  reckless disregard by failing to inform New Yorkers of health  risks from toxic air after the collapse of the World Trade  Center in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a leading environmental  group said on Wednesday.


Senior Tory warns Cameron not to lose party's 'soul'

Conservative leader David Cameron Tuesday faced a fresh call to restore the party's "soul" by returning to Thatcherite policies.


Dimitar Berbatov's agent says the Spurs striker is interested in a move to a "big club".


Biggest US force ever in Iraq by January

More than 10,000 US troops will stay in Iraq beyond their year deployment and 1,500 more soldiers will be deployed there in advance of Iraq's election.


Three people were killed after a light plane and a helicopter collided in mid-air north of New Zealand's capital Sunday, police said.


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Bush urges Congress to wait for Iraq report

President George W. Bush, facing Democratic pressure to begin pulling U.S. troops from Iraq, urged Congress on Friday to wait for a crucial assessment of his strategy before making any judgments about the war.


Oil prices climb as fears over Iraq turmoil loom

LONDON: World oil prices rose yesterday on concerns over the possibility of further unrest in major producer Iraq despite a ceasefire in Najaf, where fighting has raged for weeks, traders said.


Tomorrow's qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka is in doubt as the area prepares for a typhoon. Typhoon Ma-on is scheduled to hit Suzuka tomorrow morning and concerns have been raised about the safety of the drivers and fans.


The Nationals are still trying reach an agreement with a radio broadcaster to carry the club's games throughout the region.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Gasoline prices have jumped above $3 a gallon in some parts of California and Hawaii, and might hit that level elsewhere in the country when the busy summer driving season approaches.


Not so fast, broadband providers tell big users

Amanda Lee of Cambridge received a call from Comcast Corp. in December ordering her to curtail her Web use or lose her high-speed Internet connection for a year.


Beltran says he plans to meet with Mets soon

NEW YORK - Center fielder Carlos Beltran, who met Tuesday with the Yankees, now plans to meet with the Mets. The race to sign the free agent who aided the Astros' recent playoff run is heating up.


Marbury, who had only 38 points total in his previous three games, shot 13- of-21 for the Knicks, who never trailed and held on for their second straight win.


More vets are providing creatures comfort

Dr. Robert Tucker, co-owner of Concord Animal Hospital, has witnessed firsthand the evolution of veterinary medicine from a profession that catered mostly to large farm animals to one that now focuses on the care of household pets.


Manchester Unitedâs Â£30million central defender returned from an eight-month ban for missing a drug test and looked like he had never been away.


NATO takes command across all of Afghanistan

NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from U.S.-led coalition forces.


C.E.S. Picks: Wireless Video Networks and G.P.S. for Dogs

Our reporters lust after the 150-inch TV from Panasonic, they admire wireless video networking and are amazed by motorized roller skates.


Open since 2004, the ISX is about to give up its hand-written exchange for a computerized system. Too bad the Iraqi economy isn't quite state-of-the-art


KHARTOUM, Sudan Clashes continued Wednesday near a strategically important provincial capital of Darfur, as rebel commanders said they had been bombed in one village even as they ceded control of another.


Americans Still Flock to Europe as Dollar Drops

The steep decline of the dollar against the euro has made eye-popping prices a lamentable part of the travelerâs tale.


Bank says it's gaining customers since merger

Thousands of new customers across the Northeast are flocking to Bank of America Corp., chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis said yesterday, despite a wave of bad


Exquisite colour images of the Martian surface give a tantalising glimpse into the Red Planet's watery past.


Britney, ricovero coatto e le altre stelle devastate

La Spears di nuovo in ospedale su richiesta del suo psicanalista, dopo la revoca della custodia dei figli. E poi, una fotogalleria delle celebrità piÃ¹ sfatte del mondo


Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan clashes

KABUL: Three US soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in a series of hit-and-run attacks by Taliban militants in one of the worst days for US forces since they arrived here in 2001, the US military said on Wednesday.


Crude oil prices surged above the US$55-per-barrel mark on Monday on concerns that tight global supply would lead to a further drop in US inventories of heating oil ahead of the winter season.


Bush, Putin to meet at G8 summit as tensions mount

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.


Thursday is Great American Smokeout 11-16-2004

Each year, thousands of Americans die due to tobacco use and the American Cancer Society is sponsoring the 28th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday to give all smokers and smokeless tobacco users the opportunity to quit.


CIA Must Turn Over Detainee Records -- Judge

The CIA must give civil rights groups  sensitive internal files containing information about detainee  abuse, a federal judge said in an opinion issued on Wednesday.


A small handheld computer from Lenovo that's only available in China right now surfaces at CES 2008.


Manning and the Giants Can Be Doubted No More

Eli Manning has taken the fifth seed in the conference and won three straight playoff games on the road.


Russia to participate in privatization of Bulgarian companies

Russia is ready to take part in the privatization of state-owned companies in Bulgaria, Russian Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko told journalists.


Apple will scrap online pricing policies across Europe for iTunes music downloads and charge consumers in Britain and the rest of Europe the same amount, according to the deal.


Apple CEO gets subpoena in backdating case: report

Apple Inc  Chief Executive Steve Jobs has been asked by U.S. securities regulators to give a deposition in a stock options backdating lawsuit against the company's former general counsel, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.


Gunmen Kidnap 2 Americans, Briton in Iraq

A team of kidnappers grabbed two Americans and a Briton in a dawn raid on their home on a leafy Baghdad street Thursday — a bold abduction that underlines the increasing danger for foreigners in the embattled capital as violence soars ahead of national elections planned for early next year.


European golfers ready to strike at US Open, says Harrington

Padraig Harrington says the European challenge at the US Open has never been stronger.


An errant "Akeelah" tchotchke needs a shot of Grammar Rock.


Roma. ''Non e' possibile dire se e come questo quadro potra' essere riequilibrato nella direzione dello sviluppo dai successivi interventi annunciati dal governo a integrazione ed emendamento della'' finanziaria.


Scientists create gene map for synthetic life

Researchers have assembled the entire genome of a living organism -- a bacterium -- in what they hope is an important step to creating artificial life.