Local organizations helping tsunami vicitms

Send money, not supplies, if you want to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami near the Indian Ocean, relief organizations report.


Shares in Italian carrier Alitalia surge as it finalises a deal with unions which will keep it in the air.


P&G says female 'Viagra' patch well tolerated

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Procter & Gamble's Intrinsa testosterone patch to increase low sex drive in women is "very well tolerated," the firm told a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting on Thursday to decide whether to recommend the landmark


New virtualization technique may mean fewer physical servers are needed, study says.


The Nokia 9300 is a high-end smartphone for business users, it runs on the Symbian Series 80 OS and has a full sized QWERTY keyboard waiting to be flipped open.


U2, Guy top rock hall of fame class of 2005

Irish rock supergroup U2 and Chicago blues guitar pioneer Buddy Guy head the list of artists announced yesterday for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


An Oregon massage therapist denied Wednesday that he applied testosterone cream on American sprinter Justin Gatlin, a charge raised by Gatlin's coach during a doping investigation.


Transportation management company Hub  Group Inc.  said on Monday its quarterly net profit  rose, citing higher freight revenue in its truck brokerage and  intermodal services.


All eyes were on Curt Schilling as he slowly entered the room on crutches. He sat down at the microphone, placed one leg carefully over the other, and looked up from underneath his gray World Series cap.


FDA proposes on-farm egg safety regulation

The Food and Drug Administration this week proposed a regulation to improve the safety of shell eggs on the farm. Specifically the aim is to significantly reduce the number of illness caused by eggs contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis (SE).


People who sell drugs near schools or use children to help them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.


A year-long, head-to-head study of four widely used diets found that overweight women who followed the very low-carbohydrate Atkins diet had no adverse health effects and lost slightly more weight than women on the other three diets.


Temple Israel Adds Light to Hanukkah: Hourlong Celebration Focuses on Fun for Families

By Connie Bloom, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 16--The rabbi wore a dress, the service was projected in PowerPoint and eBay appeared in the lyrics of the Dreidel Song.


Ditta distributrice intende chiedere scusa a Curia veronese


The DVD Shelf--Clerks (1994) and  Clerks II

It has been well recorded that the mid-nineties are best known for sudden popularity of independent cinema, but independent from what? The term "indie" is as slippery when applied to films as it is to music. The studio at the vanguard of this "revolution" was Miramax, which was long a subsidiary of Disney, and as for the "revolution" itself, it unleashed more painful and derivative Pulp Fiction clones than it did anything truly revolutionary. It was bled dry, turned inside out, repackaged, and sold back to the masses until it became the paradigm of unhipness. This seems to be the nature of all revolutions, from the Soviets to the Sixties; the bullshit always comes full circle.     While it's easy to be cynical of all so-called revolutions in hindsight, what one can't be cynical about is the intense enthusiasm audiences had for the so-called independent cinema of this era. To every person who ever dreamed of being in the director's chair, it seemed like all one needed to have the new hit movie was a vast knowledge of pop culture, the ability to write pages worth of rambling dialogue, and a Visa card.


Fifty-four organizations, including Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc. and TiVO Inc., have called on the U.S. government to create a national broadband policy, saying there's no plan now in place focused on providing affordable access for all residents.


Peterson Defense Delivers Closing Arguments

Hatred for Scott Peterson is not enough to convict the man for the murders of his pregnant wife and the fetus she carried, Peterson's defense attorney told jurors during his closing arguments Tuesday.


Hillary Rodham Clinton wooed Silicon Valley campaign donors and voters Thursday with a plan to create more high-paying jobs and maintain U.S. dominance in technology.


If you're looking for a reason the favored United States team lost for the seventh time in the past 10 Ryder Cup Matches, look at the reason the Americans were favored.


The Motley Fool - Chinese net stock Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU - News) dropped by 10% on Friday after the company announced that its multimedia messaging services with China Mobile Communication had been temporarily suspended for a year. The sanctions were imposed after Sohu sent solicitations for phone messaging services without China Mobile's approval. Sohu is now down 25% after its high-flying start to this calendar year.


An earthquake was felt Monday across most of mainland Portugal, but no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said.


By Floyd Norris  Buy high. Sell low. For your average investor, that is a recipe for disaster. But for companies, it has actually been a way to improve reported profits even as the cash flows out the door.


Total to take 25 pct stake in Russian gas producer Novatek

French oil group Total said it had signed an agreement to acquire a 25 percent stake plus one additional share in Russian natural gas producer Novatek, without disclosing the financial terms of the deal.


John McCainâs economic platform contrasts sharply with his rivalsâ and represents the start of a Republican response to middle-class anxiety.


Istituti spostano le proprie riserve ad Eurolandia


Panel of Executives and Academics to Consider Regulation and Competitiveness

The independent panel will consider changes in laws and regulations with the intent of making American markets more competitive.


Suspected North Korean refugees enter Canadian embassy in China

A group of suspected North Korean refugees has broken into the Canadian embassy in the Chinese cpaital, Beijing. Our China correspondent, John Taylor, reports the group on Thursday afternoon scaled the walls of the embassy compound.


Truppe riposizionate nei pressi aeroporto della citta'


[TS] This Land: Death in the Chair, Step by Remorseless Step

Daryl Holton, who killed his four children in a marital dispute, was put to death in a Tennessee electric chair.


Gunmen kidnap 14 members of Iraqi family: police

Gunmen posing as Iraqi security forces kidnapped 14 members of one family in the volatile Diyala province north of Baghdad on Monday, police said.


KABUL, Afghanistan Three UN workers who were held hostage in Afghanistan have met with President Hamid Karzai. They looked tired but happy a day after their release from nearly four weeks of captivity.


Kmart, Sears merger could cost area jobs

The monster merger between Troy, Mich.-based Kmart Holding Corp. and Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Roebuck & Co. may have local impact.


The officer who fired a pepper-spray pellet that killed a woman in a raucous crowd of Red Sox fans was aiming at another fan but missed, police said Friday.


About 30 Iraqis died in car bomb attacks on Saturday and at least 20 US soldiers were wounded during the action in Ramadi, the restive Iraqi town north of Baghdad.


A PRIVATE jet that was en route to Houston to pick up former US president George Bush has clipped a light pole and crashed, killing all three people on board.


Xbox Live members are set to get the first high-definition rendition of South Park in a free download for two weeks. In Game|Life.


Service Outage Gives BlackBerry a Black Eye

The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages.


Anna Nicole funeral finally under way in Bahamas

The funeral for former Playboy pin-up Anna Nicole Smith finally got under way in the Bahamas on Friday after a three-week fight for her corpse and amid continuing legal skirmishing over her 5-month-old baby.


FIFA president Sepp Blatter has blasted David Beckham for shaming the game for his decision to seek a yellow card during England's clash with Wales.


Supreme Court Mulls Ruling on Ukraine Poll Crisis

Ukraine's top judges considered on Friday  whether to confirm or annul a contested presidential election  that has plunged the former Soviet state into turmoil and  kindled distrust between Russia and the West.


Alloy Holds Out Promise of Speedier Memory Chip

Scientists have developed an alloy they say can be used to create memory chips more than 500 times as fast as todayÂs flash chips.


British voters to face simple question in EU ballot

The British cabinet has decided to offer voters a simple question in the referendum on the new European constitution to head off charges it is trying to stack the odds in favor of a yes vote, a newspaper said.


Final talks to end 21 years of civil war in southern Sudan resume in Kenya.


DHS Lawyer Disagrees With Ruling On Gay Foster Parent Ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A lawyer for the state said Thursday that the Arkansas Human Services Department disagrees with a judge's ruling that struck down a ban on gay foster parents.


The health department and the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa on Wednesday disagreed on whether the medicine pricing regulations are in force.


Suicide bomber kills at least 18 in Pakistan

wounded more than 40 during Friday prayers in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot, police say. "It was a suicide attack," Nisar Ahmed Saroya, district police officer for Sialkot, told Reuters.


Iran Says It Has Tested Strategic Missile

Iran added a ``strategic missile'' to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.


Greek Police Surround Hijacked Bus Near Athens

Greek police surrounded a bus full of  passengers seized by armed hijackers along a highway from an  Athens suburb Wednesday, police said.


Nokia unveils new unlicensed mobile access phone

Nokia , the world's top cellphone maker, unveiled on Thursday its new phone model 6301, which features unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology.


In precedenza possedeva una partecipazione del 2,035%


Per acquisto del 5% del listino indiano, esborso 42,7 mln


To bust child-porn rings, larger role sought for Internet service providers

An alert worker at an Austrian Internet firm was key to uncovering a case this week involving 2,360 viewers.


Step One: Assemble the Ingredients,  Naturally

CONCORD, N.H. -- In the early evening of July 2, Sen. Barack Obama arrived at the end of a long gravel driveway belonging to Gary and Meg Hirshberg. In the back yard were 250 people -- potential supporters, potential donors -- waiting to hear from him. First, though, Obama had more important...


Annunciati prezzi dell'antiIpod sul mercato dal 14 novembre


Pittsburgh diocese to settle abuse cases

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said Monday it has created a $1.25 million fund to settle 32 lawsuits alleging abuse or injury by priests.


PUNTERS willing to risk a wager on Scotland tomorrow face a tougher test than usual. With Berti Vogts in charge, the safest punt was backing our opponents and we suffered some horrendous friendly


FDA Urged Withholding Data on Antidepressants

The Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly urged antidepressant manufacturers not to disclose to physicians and the public that some clinical trials of the medications in children


Asia ; US may provide $15 million for tsunami aid

Powell said $100,000 had already been given to each of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and the United States was in talks to contribute $4 million to the International Red Cross.


Japan Protests to N.Korea Over Fake Evidence

Japan protested to North Korea on  Wednesday after finding the communist state had provided fake  evidence about the fate of Japanese citizens it had abducted.


Cancer Free at Age 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama.


All'inglese della McLaren cede la ruota anteriore destra: schiantocontro la barriera di protezione. Sotto shock ma niente fratture                                            Gp d'Europa, paura per Hamilton Rakkonen pole, poi Alonso e Massa


Jan Lehnardt's Blog: REST Controller for PHP Applications

Jan Lehnardt has been working up a REST controller for a PHP application he's been developing and has posted a minimalistic structure for one he's worked up.   One of the projects involves very little code and I do not want to use a full fledged framework there. Another one is using Code Igniter which does not handle REST by default (as far as I can tell). So I wrote a minimal REST application controller that easy to integrate and very flexible.   His example makes a base class that is extended by each of the controllers needing REST functionality. It includes methods for dispatching, error handling, responding and passing the call to the right handler.


BioSante releases more info on the pivotal studies for its lead drug.


Citigroup Inc. C.N appointed Sallie  Krawcheck as its No. 2 executive on Monday in a surprise  management shuffle designed to cultivate a new leadership at  the world's largest financial services company.


Activists around the world focus on Darfur

Peace activists around the world staged   a day of action on Sunday to highlight the "forgotten war" in   Darfur where tens of thousands of people have been killed and   more than 2 million left homeless.


MYERS: Bonds focused on Aaron's HR record

I've interviewed Barry Bonds numerous times in the past and I have the impression his future in the game is more affected by his breaking Hank Aaron's home run record than getting the Giants a World Series title.


First Minister Alex Salmond opens his party's conference by claiming a "solid record" of achievement in power.


Dopo 16 giorni di prigionia, il padre dice che sta bene


MUORE GIOVANE DI 18 ANNI FERITO IN UN AGGUATO

(AGI) - Bari, 30 nov. - Un giovane di 18 anni, Vito Romito, e' morto stamani a Bari, dopo essere stato ferito in un agguato. Due giovani lo hanno atteso in via Taranto, nel quartiere S. Paolo, poco dopo le 11,30.


Netsuite, Comcast, and Qwest issued strong earnings reports this week as economic worries continued to depress shares of Intel and many other IT companies.Software-as-a-service ERP company NetSuite, which had a hot IPO in December, reported a strong fourth quarter after the market closed Thursday. Revenue jumped 57 percent compared to one year earlier, to $31.7 million, beating analyst predictions of $30.5 million. Excluding one-time charges, the company reported a net loss of $0.01 per share, better than the $0.03 forecast by analysts.Before the report, company shares jumped by $0.79 to close at $23.49. In the half-hour after the report was issued, shares continued to rise in after-hours trading, by $0.51 to $24.00.Telecom sector news was largely positive this week as well. Comcast reported on Thursday a 54 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, to $602 million, riding sales fueled by cable TV and acquisitions. Revenue rose 14 percent from one year earlier to hit $8 billion, beating the consensus forecast of $7.9 billion, as reported by Thomson Financial. Excluding one-time charges, earnings per share were $0.20, beating the analyst forecast of $0.17.CEO Brian Roberts fretted on a conference call that the economy weakened in the second half of 2007 and said he expected that trend to continue.However, investors seemed to latch on to the good news: Not only were sales strong, but company officials promised no more big acquisitions, said they would cut back exceptionally rich benefits to company founder Ralph Roberts, and reported that Comcast would pay out $6.9 billion by the end of 2009 to buy back shares and shore up its share price. The company's lagging share price has been a concern."Telephone companies are starting to sell their bundle of telephone and television and Internet and wireless[,] and that competitive threat may have investors wondering about the upcoming battle between cable television and local telephone companies," noted telecom analyst Jeff Kagan.Nevertheless, traders apparently liked the steps the company announced, apparently relieved that no big acquisition plans are in the offing. Shares rose by $1.43 to close at 19.24.Earlier in the week, shares of Qwest also rose on upbeat earnings news. On Tuesday, Qwest shares gained $0.15 to close at $5.28 after lower operating expenses helped bring fourth-quarter net income to $366 million, up from $194 million a year earlier. Despite the soft economy, average revenue per consumer rose as the company succeeded in expanding the number of subscribers it has for bundles of services.Though there was good cheer on the earnings front, probably more emblematic of the mindset of IT investors this week was the hit that Intel took Thursday after Goldman Sachs removed the company from its "conviction buy" list. The brokerage kept its "buy" rating on the company but said the chip maker faces slow PC sales growth and consequent difficulties in maintaining or expanding margins.The Goldman report came a few days after Forrester Research dropped its U.S. IT growth forecast to 2.8 percent from 4.6 percent and its global forecast to 6 percent from 9 percent. Forrester forecasts spending on PCs, servers, storage devices and peripheral markets will drop to 4 percent from 12 percent last year.Intel shares declined Thursday by $0.75 to close at $20.46.Earnings-report season is winding down with most big IT vendors having reported strong sales for the fourth quarter of 2007. Tech-company shares, however, are for the most part trading lower than they have since 2006, as investors remain wary of a recession and a subsequent slump in IT spending.In this climate, investors remain sensitive to macroeconomic data. A report about strong January retail sales caused the Nasdaq Composite Index, weighted heavily with tech stocks, to jump 2 percent Wednesday, its biggest one-day jump since November. But Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the Senate Banking Committee, mentioning weakness in the housing, employment and credit markets. Markets plummeted again, with the Nasdaq closing at 2332.54, down by 41.39, or 1.74 percent.IT investors will be watching when Hewlett-Packard reports quarterly earnings Tuesday. HP, the world's largest IT company as well as the biggest PC supplier, has broad consumer and business market reach. Remarks by company executives on how the next few quarters are shaping up are sure to be closely scrutinized.


All that was missing was the crowds. But a  Ramadi celebration of a martyred tribal leader  provided telling evidence of the area's sudden turn against anti-American Islamic extremists


Air travelers face a new screening process before they step on a plane, Secure Flight. Civil liberties advocates say it's better than CAPPS II, but aren't completely sold yet. By Ryan Singel.


Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and responses:


Washington -- With House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, now involved directly or tangentially in a handful of ethics cases and investigations, some analysts say another setback could substantially weaken the lawmaker's ability to champion Republican


The Arctic Monkeys, who shot to fame on   the Internet and broke all records with their debut, won the   coveted Mercury Prize on Tuesday for the Best British album of   the year.


Whaling row with Australia difficult to resolve: Japan FM

Japan said Friday it would be difficult to resolve a growing row with Australia over whaling as the issue was a cultural clash between the two countries.


Singh shows Ryder Cup losers what they missed

In the wake of America's crushing defeat in the Ryder Cup there were calls for the annexation of the Pacific island of Fiji. Having the world No 1 on their team might or might not have helped the US at Oakland Hills.


Salman Rushdie, singer Emma Kirkby and Michael Eavis are among the entertainment figures honoured by the Queen.


On the Road With Vince Vaughn, Not Just for Laughs

In following a famously acerbic actorâs travels with a group of stand-up comics, âVince Vaughnâs Wild West Comedy Showâ reveals his earnest side.


Rafael Benitez has challenged back-up striker Neil Mellor to prove he is worthy of a long-term Liverpool future. The Anfield coach told the 22-year-old to produce a consistent level


Israel says 'a few months' to avoid nuclear Iran

Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi   Livni said on Sunday that the world may have as little as "a   few months" to avoid a nuclear Iran and called for sanctions.


AIDS in India, China and Russia Nears 'Tipping Point,' UN Says

The head of the United Nations' AIDS program warned yesterday that India, China and Russia are "perilously close to a tipping point" that could turn their small, localized AIDS epidemics into


Iraqi Militants Release Sudanese Hostage

Iraqi militants have released a Sudanese man who was kidnapped last month while working as an interpreter for a U.S. contractor, Sudan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.


Tim Wakefield will start Game 1 of the World Series on Saturday for Boston after playing a key relief role for the Red Sox in the AL championship series.


News Corp and NBC Universal name video site Hulu

News Corp. and NBC Universal said on Wednesday they have named their new online video joint venture Hulu, taking a page from the Internet company tradition of creating meaningless corporate monikers.


United Likely to Terminate Pension Plans

CHICAGO - Cash-strapped United Airlines said in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that it "likely" will be necessary to terminate and replace its employee pension plans.    The carrier cited the size of further cost cuts and the need to find bankruptcy-exit financing as reasons for such a drastic move...


'Siamo in prima linea in assistenza in un paese devastato'


City Room: City Room: FreshDirect Turmoil Rises

Several politicians and a representative of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York were at a City Hall rally demanding that federal immigration authorities hold off on a review of employment records at FreshDirect.


Bochum, 18:29 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: EVASIONE FISCALE, BOCHUM SOTTO INDAGINE

Il Bochum è indagato per evasione fiscale: il club avrebbe versato 'in nero' ad alcuni giocat...


La 'Simona nazionale' lancia la sua moda in tuta 'star chic'


National Treasure: Book of Secrets, starring Nicolas Cage, strikes gold at the US and Canada box office.


Beslan Terrorists High on Heroin, Morphine â Blood Tests

The results of a forensic analysis showed that 31 Islamist militants who seized a school in Beslan last month and killed at least 330 people were drug addicts, a law enforcement official told Russian news agencies.


A British tourist who went missing in Venice while on a Valentine's trip with his girlfriend is found dead.


The secretary of defense is under increasing fire over his curt response to a soldier's question. BY DREW BROWN. WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always been a lightning rod for controversy


European Union leaders agreed on Friday to send administrators and police to Kosovo ahead of an expected declaration of independence from Serbia.


Could Be Days Before Terra Nova Restart - Petrocan

CALGARY, Alberta - It could could be days before Canada's second-largest offshore oil project, Terra Nova, restarts after being shut down last weekend when crude spilled into the ocean, an official with operator Petro-Canada said Thursday.


Abbas, Olmert meet but no sign of progress

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Sunday that yielded little sign of progress toward peace.


Merck and Co. MRK.N suffered a  double blow on Friday when a court ruled that the patent on its  second-biggest drug will lapse a decade earlier than expected  and U.S. regulators elevated their probe of its withdrawn Vioxx  arthritis drug into a formal investigation.


Kremlin-backed candidate wins Chechen presidency

As expected, the Kremlin-backed candidate Alu Alkhanov has won more than 70 per cent of the vote, and is already outlining his plans for the war-weary region.


Chief Gordon Brown Predicts Strong Growth

Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Thursday that the British economy will continue to grow strongly in 2004 and that the government will meet key targets on public borrowing, bettering the expectations of many economic forecasters.


Zurich - Australia's Alicia Molik upset match favourite Maria Sharapova, winning Sunday's final of the Swisscom Challenge 4-6 6-2 6-3.


GED test takers may face cost of equivalency test

Working parents, soldiers and hard-scrabble youths seeking a leg up may soon face a fee up to $80 to take what has historically been a dropout's life line: The GED test.


Roma, 17:44 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI VERSO IL RIENTRO

Finalmente una buona notizia per Luciano Spalletti, dopo la sconfitta in Coppa Italia ieri col Torin...


OutKast, Jay-Z triumph at MTV Video Music Awards

MUMBAI: Miami was sizzling Sunday night as celebrities made a splash on the red carpet and on stage at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).


Silverstone, 15:37 - F1, GP GRAN BRETAGNA; ALONSO: MACCHINA OK, SONO FIDUCIOSO

''Sono piÃ¹ pesante di Hamilton, quindi il terzo posto va bene''. Fernando Alonso commenta cosÃ¬ il te...


Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's four-year corruption trial is expected to draw to a close on Friday.


Peyton Manning and Brett Favre threw touchdown pass after touchdown pass, moving the ball as if the defenses were little more than speed bumps.


Two men climb on top of Dundee Sheriff Court in what appears to be a protest about access to children.


Harmony Gold yesterday undermined its ambitions to take over rival Gold Fields and create the world's biggest gold producer by reporting a headline loss that was worse than expected for the first quarter.


Jose Mourinho learned at a young age that no football manager can afford to take anything for granted.


Basketball: U.S. Men Cruise Past Angola, 89-53

The U.S. men's basketball team got their  first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament  Monday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary  round game.


The accent betrays his days as a banker in New York. The subject of his opening comments -- the possibilities on trade, South Asia's poor record on human development despite its rich human potential, etc sounds almost like Manmohan Singh.


A Chechen woman is jailed for planning a series of terrorist attacks in Moscow.


NEW YORK: The dollar rallied yesterday as fears of dollar-buying intervention and a sharp fall in oil prices convinced traders that it was a good time to take profits after days of heavy dollar sales.


Barwick handed post as FA chief executive

Brian Barwick last night accepted the chief executive's position at the Football Association following a final round of interviews earlier in the day.


Last night, in one of the underdog matches of the Super 8, it was Weymouth vs. Malden Catholic. Public vs. parochial. David vs. Goliath.


UK scientists hope to mend shattered bones and damaged cartilage using a patient's own stem cells.


Winehouse's husband threatens to divorce

Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has threatened to divorce her.


Pop star Madonna visits Judaism's sacred Western Wall in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.


EU asks countries to justify using Intel chips

The European Commission has asked four European Union countries to justify why they favour Intel processors in computers for public authorities.


No Charges for L.A. Officer in Flashlight Beating

Prosecutors on Thursday decided not  to file charges against a Los Angeles policeman filmed hitting  a black motorist with a flashlight, prompting an angry response  by the city's African-American community.


EU report to be âextremely criticalâ of Turkey

BERLIN: The European Commission will be âextremely criticalâ of Turkeyâs reform efforts in a report next week, but that will not stop EU leaders from agreeing to open membership talks with Ankara, EU officials said on Saturday.


A professional rugby player played for more than three months without knowing that an opponentâs tooth was embedded in his head.


Finland, current holder of the European Union presidency, has become the 16th member of the bloc to ratify the EU constitution which was thrown into doubt after referenda in France and the Netherlands last year put the document's implementation on hold.


Gates bids adieu to CES, sense of humor intact

Bill Gates has never taken himself as seriously as he does his company. So it was only fitting that it was with a humorous and star-studded video parody that he kicked off his final pre-show keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Sunday night in Las Vegas.Gates fictionally portrayed his last day of full-time work at CES in a video that had everyone from presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to The Daily Show host Jon Stewart turning him down for a job, and music mogul Jay-Z and film actor Matthew McConaughey patiently enduring his painful attempts at new extracurricular activities -- rapping and hitting the gym.When the laughs and well-received applause from a crowd of several thousand at The Venetian hotel and casino died down, Gates once again outlined his vision for a world of service-connected devices that allow for human interactions through speech and touch -- a vision he's been promoting for years from the CES stage."Getting the latest software, getting your data -- you'll just take that for granted," Gates said. "When you take a photo it will show up in a place you like it to show up. That will be very simple."He added that eventually, devices also will know the context and location of the people using them, so location-based information from a device will be automatic.Gates' vision for a connected world of devices and services has always been impressive. But as he makes his full-time exit from Microsoft, the company has yet to bring it to the mainstream user.Although some of the news in Gates' keynote seems to suggest Microsoft is poised to change that, the company's strategy remains rooted in disparate product lines that haven't quite come together. And the company is facing increased pressure from competitors such as Apple and Google, which have turned ideas Microsoft has bandied about for years -- such as touch-screen technology and Web-based services -- into profits the software giant has not come close to achieving with its own efforts.Still, Microsoft introduced some new deals and services on stage Sunday that show the company is on the right track. In particular, Microsoft has struck some savvy deals with entertainment companies MGM and ABC to bring films and popular TV shows, respectively, to Xbox Live. That service and community, aimed at gamers using the Xbox console, has turned the Xbox into a viable television platform, tying together Microsoft's gaming strategy with its aim to provide premium entertainment. Along those lines, the company also announced a deal Sunday with British Telecom to deliver its IPTV service Mediaroom through the Xbox console.Other offerings that tie together multiple services and devices on display Sunday also showed that Gates' connected services vision is coming into focus. A demo during the keynote showed how users can take photos from within a Windows Live hosted service and post them seamlessly to a blog or e-mail them to friends. Another showed how users can purchase movie tickets on a Windows Mobile device using voice commands and then text-message those tickets to other mobile devices.Microsoft also showed some progress on the Zune media player front, even though many still view the device as a poor competitor to Apple's enormously popular line of iPods. During the keynote Microsoft introduced Zune Social, an online community where Zune users can share playlists, track what their friends are listening to on their own devices and connect automatically to the Zune Marketplace to purchase songs.Toward the end of Gates' keynote, he and Microsoft President Robbie Bach demonstrated a prototype device from Microsoft Research that seemed to represent the culmination of the company's connected-device strategy. The device used visual recognition to identify people and places in its line of "sight," and remind a user of events related to them. For example, when Gates aimed the device at Bach, the device identified him and reminded Gates that Bach owed him $20. However, information neither Gates nor Bach could provide was how long it would take for such a device to be fully developed and released.When all was said and done on Sunday, Gates ended his CES legacy not with a bang but a whimper, allowing a special guest star to steal what would have been his final CES thunder.During what was poised to be a $20 contest between Gates and Bach on the popular Guitar Hero game, Gates instead introduced a ringer to take his place -- former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. As the shaggy-haired guitarist played a loud riff from the band's song "Welcome to the Jungle," Gates stood smiling on the stage and let Bach say the final goodbye, assuring attendees that he, at least, would be back again next year.


Until recently, it was difficult to find news archives on the web more than 30 days old. That's changed in a big way with the advent of Google's News Archive search.


IBM and Sun reseller goes into administration

PCS hits the ropes Exclusive: Productivity Computer Solutions, an IBM and Sun reseller based in Wakefield, has gone into administration.â¦


44 President Iliescu says it is a natural duty for Romania to mark ...

Romanian President Ion Iliescu on Monday said it is a natural duty for Romania to mark important historic moments, such as the one having occurred 60 years ago on August 23.


Complaints Build Across Nation on Flu Vaccine Supplies

Complaints assert that health officials are failing to distribute the remaining flu vaccine supply quickly or equitably.


UK-US flights will not be affected by the security row between Europe and America, says the government.


He was in the firefights of Fallujah. He saw gaps in America's arsenal that he believes can only be filled when America's elite puts its sons on the battlefield. A plea for selective service.


A rail boss admits he does not know why specialist workers failed to turn up to the West Coast Mainline over New Year.


Ministers are set to announce billions of pounds to remove bottlenecks and increase capacity on the railways.


The only person to go to jail in Indonesia for the 1999 violence in East Timor has been cleared on appeal. Abilio Soares, governor of the then-Indonesian province, had been found guilty of crimes against humanity.


-- Gilbert Strang is a quiet man with a rare talent: helping others understand linear algebra. He's written a half-dozen popular college textbooks, and for years a few hundred students at the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been privileged to take his course.


With the US presidential elections approaching, world oil prices appear to be going down. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, fell 26 cents to 49.


Two killed in Afghan bombing, doctor found dead

A bomb targeting a provincial police chief's vehicle in western Afghanistan killed two people and wounded 33 Thursday while authorities found the bullet-riddled body of a kidnapped doctor.


Investors on Friday cheered a decision by AT&T, the largest US provider of long-distance service, to eliminate more than 20 percent of its work force this year and write off $11.


The clothing retailer Barneys New York, a temple to fashion that introduced Americans to Armani and $300 T-shirts, was sold today to the investment arm of the Dubai government for $825 million.


NASA said weather conditions over Florida will be a major factor in its decision whether to proceed with the landing Wednesday of space shuttle Atlantis.   The shuttle crew was to make a 5:59 a.m.


New Gateway E-4610 Professional Desktop Offers Enhanced Performance, Manageability and Security

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, Inc. today introduced the Gateway(R) E-4610 professional desktop, which brings enhanced performance, manageability and security to Gateway's education, government and business customers.


Il Livorno cade in casa, la Fiorentina supera la Lazio


That magic Pixar dust doesnât seem as magical this time around

The animation is nothing short of dazzling in The Incredibles, a comedy-adventure tale about a family of superheroes, but alas, some of that magical Pixar dust appears to be missing.


US job growth revived last month, the government reported Friday, providing fresh ammunition for the presidential candidates as they debate the strength of the economy in the final two months before the election.


Scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE) have invented a robot that can generate its own energy by catching flies.


A leftist party in Uruguay is hoping an online game will help it attract young voters.


Justice wants Detroit terror convictions thrown out

Heralded as 'major victory against terror,' US government now says it made too many mistakes. In a move that the BBC reports could not be worse timing for President Bush as he goes in front of the nation Thursday


New Drug Sidesteps Gleevec Resistance in Human Trials

An experimental drug under development by Bristol-Myers Squibb is showing early promise in reversing the signs and symptoms of patients whose chronic myeloid leukemia failed to respond to Gleevec, which is considered the standard of treatment for the


Fidel Castro to host non-aligned summit dinner

Cuban President Fidel Castro has   apparently recovered enough from abdominal surgery to host a   welcome dinner for heads of state and government attending a   non-aligned summit in Havana this week.


Republican Mitt Romney will formally announce his candidacy for president next week in Michigan, his native state and an important early test for the GOP nomination, campaign aides said Tuesday.


perspective More people should follow the lead of Microsoft's co-founder in freeing up innovative thinkers to help the developing world, and not just cause it feels good.


Xerox Corp  on Monday launched a multimillion dollar brand overhaul, aiming to cement its image as a technology and services provider and finally shed the notion that it simply makes copiers.


A Brazilian programmer has made the source code for the Cabir mobile phone virus available online, prompting fears that new, more virulent generations of the malware could be released into the wild.


States' compensation for wrongful imprisonment ranges from zero to millions of dollars.


An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war


The UK may have to renegotiate job cuts planned by planemaker Airbus, a committee of MPs warns.


Dopo 500 anni quadro in buona salute, anche se fragile


"War and Peace" translations duel for Tolstoy fans

One is long, the other is longer. Two newly published translations of "War and Peace" have prompted renewed debate over the famed work by Leo Tolstoy.


Abbas tries to woo hardliners during Damascus visit

DAMASCUS: PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas held a second day of talks Tuesday with Syrian officials on a mission to patch up strained ties with the government and with Damascus-based Palestinian opposition groups.


U.S. joins drug overcharge lawsuit against Dey Inc

U.S. prosecutors have joined a   whistle-blower lawsuit accusing a subsidiary of German   pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA MRCG.DE of fraudulently   overcharging the Medicare program, the U.S. government said on   Monday.


Cricket: British press savours England's one-day triumph

Britain's media has not had many chances to gloat about the England cricket team's performances in recent months -- but they seized their chance after the one-day series final win against Australia.


Hotspot operators strike international roaming deal

Five international wireless operators, including BT, have signed a series of roaming agreements to provide Wi-Fi access at 20,000 hotspots across eleven countries.


Another round of cheap stocks for the value investor's soul.


Rene Haynes had 18 points and eight rebounds in her first start this season to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 85-45 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.


IBM expands SOA with AptSoft acquisition

InfoWorld - IBM said Wednesday it is expanding its broad SOA (service-oriented architecture) portfolio with the acquisition of AptSoft, a maker of business event processing software.


Knowing he was too hurt to be effective, running back Curtis Martin still wanted to be in the huddle as the New York Jets attempted to rally in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns.


Sufficient flu vaccine for high-riskers: Mike

New Yorkers scurrying to get a flu shot need strong doses of persistence and patience, Mayor Bloomberg advised yesterday. That's what worked for his 95-year-old mother


Premier in Giordania, visita sul Monte Nebo


Police in the Australian city of Brisbane have arrested an eighth suspect in connection with a series of failed car bombings in Britain, a senior politician said Tuesday.


Statoil sees soaring earnings as the oil and gas firm pushes ahead with the takeover of Norwegian rival Norsk Hydro.


Scorpions, snakes and mice frequented the desert camps where South Korean Zaytun soldiers bunked overnight, and the water and wide-ranging temperature changes caused stomach and other problems.


WASHINGTON President George W. Bush, facing pressure to act against groups attacking Senator John Kerry's war record, will pursue legal action against all "shadowy" outside groups that use unregulated funds to run political advertising, the White House


Paris Auto Show to preview 60 new models

Automakers displayed dozens of new models, but attention at the Paris Auto Show on Thursday was dominated by talks on the sidelines about possible new partnerships to combat the rising costs and increasingly fierce competition besetting the industry.


"The Aviator," directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan, tells the story of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul, famous for romancing some of the world's most


Non e' un termine perentorio, numerosi i casi di ritardo


The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve an estimated $150 billion stimulus package aimed at countering the slowdown in economic growth.


Haiti death toll from Jeanne rises to 1,500

GONAIVES, Haiti -- The death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne shot up to an estimated 1,500 yesterday with 900 Haitians still missing as a thunderstorm drenched the homeless who are living on rooftops and sidewalks.


A View from Iowa: The Clinton-Obama Dust-Up

Iowans try to ignore the fracas but can't help worrying how it will affect the prolonged campaign season


Forrester Research says the new iMac's minimalist design means that Apple Computer misses tricks that Windows Media Center PCs can do.


Germany's transport minister met representatives of train manufacturer Transrapid on Sunday to discuss the crash two days earlier of a high-speed train that killed 23 people and injured 10.Comment


GM praises manager's work after first full season

Many questions remain about the Reds' future, but one thing is certain. Manager Dave Miley will be around to answer them. On Monday the Reds extended Miley's contract


I will see out my contract: Arsenal manager

Arsene Wenger pledged on Sunday to see out the year remaining on his contract with Premiership giants Arsenal ending speculation that he would leave because of the stunning departure of vice-chairman David Dein earlier this year.


In precedenza possedeva una partecipazione del 2,035%


Duke Takes Advantage of Depleted Tar Heels

As if there were not enough vitriol between Duke and North Carolina, fans now have The Foul to add to the lore of perhaps the most intense rivalry in college sports.


Singing Her Way From Obscurity to Fame on the Internet

Ingrid Michaelson, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter whose self-produced album âGirls and Boysâ reached No. 2 on the iTunes pop chart, is enjoying an enchanted transformation as a recording artist.


Spain: Real Madrid beat Valencia, Deportivo draw

MADRID, Oct 23 (SW) - While Real Madrid defeated Valencia in the top clash of this week's Primera Division matchround, Deportivo la CoruÃ±a were held to a draw at Malaga.


Baghdad Blasts in International Zone Kill 8 Civilians

Eight civilians were killed and at least three were hurt in two blasts in Baghdad's fortified international zone, which houses government offices and foreign missions, Lieutenant-Colonel


_ Counting began at the 5,200 polling centers soon after polls closed Sunday, and all ballots have been counted.


Yusuf Islam to release pop album in November

NEW YORK (Billboard) - English musician Yusuf Islam,   formerly known as Cat Stevens, is eyeing a November U.S.   release date for his first album of pop music in 28 years.


Per forniture impianti e beni a lungo termine da Italia


U.S. judge blocks generic Plavix sale; no recall

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a   request from Sanofi-Aventis SASY.PA and Bristol-Myers Squibb   Co. BMY.N to block the sale of a generic form of their   top-selling Plavix blood thinner.


Poker Pros, Now in TV's Glare, Rarely Pass Up a Game

Although pitiless when they play a game of Texas Hold 'Em, Doyle Brunson, T. J. Cloutier and Gus Hansen are friends, as friendly as professional card players get.


Windhoek - Hifikepunye Pohamba who won the presidential election in Namibia on Friday is staunchly loyal to his mentor and fellow veteran of the liberation struggle Sam Nujoma, the southern African country's founding president.


MAPUTO, Mozambique - AIDS has sharply reduced life expectancy in Mozambique and threatens to derail reconstruction efforts after years of civil war in the southern African country, Health Ministry officials said Friday.


Bush, allies defend Iraq war UN's Annan called 'illegal'

President George W. Bush joined a chorus of US-allied leaders in defending the Iraq war from UN chief Kofi Annan's charge that it was illegal.


Creditors agree a $960m rescue deal for LG Card, South Korea's leading credit card provider.


Mount St. Helens vented a new column of steam Sunday, a lazy plume that rose out of the crater of the snow-dusted volcano.


Violent crime still dropping, except for homicides

Violent crime by state for 2002 and 2003, including total crime numbers and crime rates per 100,000 people, according to the FBI's annual crime report.


DRC candidates work on ground rules for second round of voting

Opposing camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo discussed in a UN-brokered meeting ground rules for the second round of presidential elections in the wake of recent violence, the United Nations said.


roundup Plus: Unisys signs up Linux allies...LookSmart names new CEO...Akamai boosts Web application services...Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung.


Huge Lawsuit Could Change Handling of the Dead

It was years after Mark and Diane Albrecht laid their son Christopher to rest that they discovered they had not buried all of him.


What does Larry Bird think of Ron Artest's recent sabbatical? He's not saying. But given that this was a guy who came out of traction to play a game, we can pretty much assume what he has said behind closed doors.


Vaccine Works to Prevent Cervical Cancer

An experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, first proved effective in preliminary testing two years ago, has continued to provide protection against the disease, researchers reported yesterday.


Gunmen kidnapped and killed one of   Saddam Hussein's chief defense lawyers, the third defense   lawyer to be killed since the start of the U.S.-backed trial,   police said on Wednesday.


BA reveals British, US probe into 'alleged cartel activity'

British Airways has announced that British and American authorities were investigating the carrier for alleged cartel activity involving it and other airlines.


Il Tesoro: 'in Italia sono tra i piu' alti d'Europa'


The government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has promised a socialist revolution for the poor, on Wednesday criticized an ally's move to seize two golf courses to build affordable housing.


220-Room Marriott to Open in Jefferson Parish

By Anonymous  Pyramid Hotel Group will open the 220-room New Orleans Marriott Metairie at Lakeway in the spring at 3838 Causeway Blvd.


Can Stephen A. Schwarzman rise above his status as just another rich deal maker and achieve renown in the worlds of art and Washington politics?


Even Vaccinated, People Are Getting Dose of Flu

If you got a flu shot this season but still came down with the virus, you're not alone.


Also: Paul Allen project maps the brain. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


At Sri Lanka's UN Mission, Working Through the Despair

THE telephone rang again on the ambassador's desk, and for a minute the conversation sounded as though it could be about almost anything.


Under 15,000 people have been moved to make way for China's Olympic venues, organisers say, fewer than rights groups claim.


Hewitt's decision to sidestep Olympics looks shrewd move

Lleyton Hewitt reached the quarter-finals of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Colombia's Alejandro Falla.


NY Film Critics Name 'Sideways' Best Picture

"Sideways," a comedy about two buddies on a wine-soaked, midlife romp in California grape-growing country, was the big winner on Monday in the New York Film Critics Circle


Tony Blair pledged "unswerving support" for Gordon Brown at his farewell Cabinet meeting, Downing Street says.


Home Secretary John Reid is under pressure after three more terror suspects on control orders abscond.


After Terror, a Secret Rewriting of Military Law

The story of how GuantÃ¡namo and the new military justice system became an intractable legacy of Sept. 11 has been largely hidden from public view.


Wal-Mart says Feb sales lower than expected

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.9 percent rise in February sales at U.S. stores open at least a year and provided a tepid forecast for March.


A court in England is told that an east Belfast man claimed he killed his 10-year-old brother in 1973.


Six African leaders, including the presidents of Sudan and Chad, began in Libya a mini-summit on Sudan's Darfur region, where internal strife is spilling over into Chad and the Central African Republic.


Tiger Woods Is Building A Washington Foundation

Tiger Woods made the rounds in the hallways of political power Wednesday as a benefactor and businessman to announce the creation of a PGA event.


HONORING WHITE: Flags flew at half-staff at Lambeau Field as the Green Bay Packers paid tribute to NFL great Reggie White. HIS DEATH: White, who played six spectacular seasons with Green Bay, may have died


A coroner rules a tape showing the "friendly fire" death of a British soldier cannot be shown in open court.


Panel says wide use of drug-coated stents risky

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Drug-coated heart stents are more likely to cause blood clots and other complications in certain high-risk cases and patients and doctors should be warned, a panel of medical experts advised on Friday.


UN seeks Iran, Libya, N. Korea nuke info

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said Monday he was seeking more cooperation from Iran, Libya and North Korea.


WR Grace shares fall, plan filed without consensus

Shares of WR Grace and Co. (GRA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell as much as 13 percent on Monday after the bankrupt chemical maker, which faces lawsuits from people sickened by


France's Joubert wins Skate America men's title

France's Brian Joubert was ready for a win after a second-place finish earlier this year at the World Championships. Despite trouble landing several jumps, Joubert got his victory in the men's free skate Friday


Analysts: Lenovo an Odd Inquirer for IBM's PC Biz

A report in The New York Times that IBM is poised to sell off its PC unit has provoked mixed reactions and tentative interpretations from analysts who follow the historic company.


N.H.L. Roundup: Slumping Red Wings Fail to Stop Their Slide

Marty Turco made 28 saves for his 32nd career shutout and Niklas Hagman scored Sunday in a 1-0 victory for the Dallas Stars.


EU Draft Accession Treaty to be finalised in January 2005

The steps to be taken so that the drawing up of Romania's draft Accession Treaty to the European Union be finalized by late January 2005 were established in Bucharest, on Friday, during a meeting of the ...


Iraqis Condemn Prime Minister After Falluja Raid

FALLUJA, Iraq  - After the latest U.S. air strike  on Falluja, enraged residents clasped wounded children and  challenged Iraq's prime minister to visit the town to see how  bombs were hitting civilians, not "terrorists."


Carrying news, Colombia hostage flies back to Bogota

A Colombian hostage freed after years in guerrilla captivity returned to Bogota on Monday carrying letters and photographs from fellow kidnap victims left behind in secret jungle camps.


Would You Stand in Line for a Playstation?

A large crowd did during a chilly night in Tokyo--but this one was different. This one was Sony's first handheld game machine, a PlayStation Portable, and about 200,000 sold when it went on sale Sunday morning.


Presidente Yurta Francesca Rossi, mostra del 29 non si fara'


Baghdad, Iraq  A national political conference's bid to end the fighting in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf appeared to have failed Tuesday, as a delegation returned to Baghdad early today without having met with rebel cleric ...


Allen Iverson broke his right thumb but plans to play anyway Tuesday night for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, which is coming off an embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in its opener.


Some 700 years after being disbanded, the Knights Templar are back in the news with the Vatican releasing details of their heresy trials.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Kashmiris have welcomed as "path-breaking" and "positive" a raft of fresh proposals by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to resolve the Kashmir dispute.


The family of singer Marc Almond thanks fans for their support after he was injured in a motorbike accident.


Kerry Ads Underscore His Vietnam Service

WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party launched a costly round of ads Friday to buttress John Kerry's credentials to be commander in chief as the White House accused the Massachusetts senator of "losing his cool" over attacks on his war record.   "John Kerry is a fighter and he doesn't tolerate lies from others," spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter shot back at President Bush's spokesman...


PHP driven Inventory, HelpDesk, Support, Issue Tracking, and Knowledge Base web application. Focuses on simplicity and ease of customization. Sort of a mini-Directory solution for SMBs using PHP and any Pear::DB supported database. OpenIT 1.3 represents a major step from 1.2.  Thanks to Aaron's (acolflesh) new "Lookups" section all entries in the database can be edited via OpenIT.  This means no more using phpMyAdmin to add Departments.   Dan (dancoulter) worked hard to get Active Directory authentication to work via LDAP.  This is an exciting feature for anyone using Active Directory.  The coding style is in a state of flux as we're trying to bring it in line with PEAR standards.  There have been minor database changes.  At this point the easiest way to upgrade your database is to do a diff of the old & new tools/setup.php scripts to see what has changed.  Please use this release as much as possible and report bugs on the SourceForge Project Bug tracker & forums.  Note:  From version 1.3 forward OpenIT will follow versioning practices similar to the Linux Kernel.  This means all odd minor number releases (1.3, 2.5, etc.) will be "Testing" releases, while even minor number releases (1.4, 2.0, etc.) will be "Stable" releases.  OpenIT 1.3 Released http://openit.sf.net  This version is availabe here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=111107&package_id=133178


Blair says 'sense of possibility' in Mideast

Tony Blair said Tuesday he saw a "sense of possibility" in the Middle East, as he held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in his first visit to the region as Quartet envoy.


A special panel investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files said Tuesday that the country's current president and 19 lawmakers who once collaborated with the secret service.


The makers of the best-selling Grand Theft Auto games are "aggressively pursuing" the pirates who leaked a copy of the latest version of the game.


Bomb Alert Prompts Greek Plane to Land in London

A bomb threat prompted a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing on Sunday at London's Stansted Airport, airport spokesmen said.


OZARK, Ala. - The pastor of Greater Sardis Missionary Baptist Church is facing charges of forging members' names onto three of the church's benevolent fund checks.  Police said the Rev.


Scores die as Pakistani government forces launch an attack on the occupied complex in Islamabad


The dramatic springtime collapse of surface ozone in the Arctic has been documented by scientists.


The Senate voted yesterday to clear a major obstacle to passage of a $10.1 billion buyout of tobacco farmers, and a final vote was scheduled for noon today.


The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to consider whether the federal government should require cable television operators to open their cable lines to Internet service providers offering competing services.


The World: As China Goes, So Goes Global Warming

Theories abound over how best to help China embrace emissions-reducing policies., but can the emerging superpower realistically fast-forward through the most carbon-intense phase of nation building?


Abuses said possible in Mexican drug sweep

Amnesty International raised concerns on Wednesday over President Felipe Calderon's use of troops to control Mexico's spiraling drug violence, fearing rights abuses and echoing worries of the United Nations.


Hundreds protest against the building of a wall between a Shia district of Baghdad and a neighbouring Sunni area.


Anwar's lawyers on attack in bid to clear his name

KUALA LUMPUR : Prosecutors fabricated evidence in the corruption trial of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, his lawyers charged as they made a final bid to clear his name in Malaysia's highest court on Wednesday.


Execution of 'Chemical Ali' Could Cause Upsurge in Violence, Warns Lib-Dem Leader

By Gareth Morgan  The execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali", could lead to an upsurge in sectarian violence in Iraq, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell warned yesterday.


The head of UAL Corp.'s United  Airlines on Thursday said the airline's restructuring plan  would lead to a significant number of job losses, but it was  not yet clear how many.


Solana to meet Iran's Larijani on Thursday

European Union foreign policy chief   Javier Solana will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali   Larijani on Thursday for new discussions aimed at resolving the   dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, the EU said.


Proclamato giorno di sciopero dai giornalisti del quotidiano


A man is sentenced to 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Nottinghamshire Pc.


Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says second-quarter loses have been cut compared with the same period a year ago.


McEnroe gets extension as Davis Cup captain

Patrick McEnroe received a two-year contract extension on Monday to captain the title-starved United States Davis Cup team.


Bank of America Corp. said Friday it has agreed to buy Countrywide Financial for $4 billion in stock, a deal that both rescues the country's largest mortgage lender and expands the financial services empire of the nation's largest consumer bank


Premier sul Pil, era molto tempo che non cresceva cosi'


It's late August, and someone in America decided it's time to scrutinize John Kerry's life story on television. For a week in Boston, John F. Kerry wrapped himself around a war effort


Scotland is to have its own "food policy" dealing with issues such as consumption and manufacture.


News.com Extra: Six steps to clean lunar living

Also: What your phone knows about you. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Sybari offers security for IM, SharePoint

Sybari Software today added Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft SharePoint and Antigen 8.0 for Instant Messaging, two antivirus, antispam, and content-filtering security software products for enterprise environments.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


Futures extend gains after durables data

Stock index futures added to gains on Tuesday as government data showed a stronger-than-expected rise in orders for durable goods in December, helping the outlook for business spending.


Chevron sees output growth, but costs threaten

Chevron Corp.  said on Tuesday its developing oil and natural gas projects could produce about 1.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2011, but surging costs may threaten some of the ventures.


Heavyweight Harrison's career in doubt after KO

Audley Harrison suffered a humiliating knock-out defeat for the first time to leave the 2000 Olympic gold medallist's professional career in doubt.


Mysterious Moonscape Seen on Saturn's Titan

High-quality images of Titan, Saturn's mysterious moon, tantalized and bewildered scientists yesterday, and they warned that NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have to make several passes over the frozen world before it gives up its secrets.


More than 400 Filipinos dead as new storm nears

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines reached 412 Wednesday, as emergency officials warned of a new storm system approaching.


Arsene Wenger insisted the pressure is all on Manchester United after Arsenal preserved their two-point lead over their Premier League title rivals with a 2-0 victory over West Ham on New Year's Day.


Checks to clear much faster as 'float' disappears

written a check with the hopes that it wouldn't clear for a few days, so there's enough time to get more money in the bank account to cover the expense.


Baghdad - Attacks against Iraq's fledgling security forces claimed more lives on Sunday, bringing to at least 24 the number killed in three days of violence over the Christmas period.


Marinov opts for two Bulgarians and a Nigerian

Marsaxlokk are in the process of finalising their selection of a new foreign trio for the rest of the season.


Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday rejected an $8.4 billion bid from US Airways Group Inc. and filed its own plan to emerge from bankruptcy as an independent airline.


I said hockey. You know, the NHL. The game played on ice that's currently on ice. Hockey, for gosh sakes. Anyway, NHL players, locked out by club owners over collective-bargaining issues, offered


Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp in Gaza today, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25, officials from both sides said.


European consumer groups propose lower phone roaming charges

European consumer groups want a cap on mobile phone tariffs  for customers making roaming call outside their home country.


HypoVereinsbank to buy part of corporate customer portfolio from ING BHF

HypoVereinsbank, Germany's second biggest bank, said it had agreed to buy a portfolio of loans to mid-size corporate customers from ING BHF-Bank, the German arm of Dutch financial services group ING.


Former Worldcom boss Bernie Ebbers says his ignorance of accounting meant he did not see the $11bn fraud that broke the company.


The Land Registry confirms the housing market slowed down in the last quarter of 2004.


Genova, 15:22 - CALCIO, GENOA: ACQUISTATO GALEOTO

Il Genoa ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dall'Arezzo il difensore Francesco Galeoto, 35 anni. In c...


Val Gardena, 13:42 - SCI, CDM: GUAY LEADER IN PROVE DI DISCESA

Erik Guay è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nell'ultima prova di discesa cronometrata in Val Gardena, dov...


News.com Extra: Mars rover tiptoes into giant crater

Plus: New reputation score follows you online. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Darren Collison scores all of his 18 points in the second half and Kevin Love adds 16 points to lead No. 5 UCLA to a 67-59 win over No. 17 Washington State on Thursday.


Asian stock markets show mixed signs of recovery, following a third day of heavy global share losses


Fatturato in crescita del 10,3% a 11,9 mld di euro


Buenos Aires, 11:00 - CALCIO, BOCA JUNIORS: LA VOLPE LASCIA

Amareggiato per la sconfitta subita dalla sua squadra per 2-1 nello spareggio che ha assegnato all'E...


Musharraf Snubs Pleas for Pakistani Troops in Iraq

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim government and the United States.


Want a better memory? Stop and smell the roses

People who want to learn things might do better by simply stopping to smell the roses, researchers reported on Thursday.


6 Students Wounded In Las Vegas Shooting

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 11 -- Assailants shot six young people who had stepped off a bus coming from a high school, wounding two critically, in a midday attack Tuesday that followed a fight over a girl, authorities said.


Rassegna di Rovereto ha avuto oltre 15mila spettatori


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Wednesday's Champions League tie against holders AC Milan will be the "ultimate test" for his young team.


The Detroit Pistons' first meeting with the Indiana Pacers since their notorious brawl last month passed peacefully on Christmas Day but, behind the scenes, the National Basketball Association


Milano, 16:43 - CALCIO, INTER: CONVOCATI PER IL BAYERN MONACO

Questi i convocati dell'Inter per la gara di domani sera contro il Bayern Monaco. Portieri: 1...


Manchester United and Newcastle have until 1200 BST on Tuesday to secure a deal with Everton over Wayne Rooney. Everton, who play at Old Trafford in a lunchtime game on Monday, are sitting on a reputed Â£25m offer from the former Premiership champions.


France reports new offensive by Chad rebels

Chadian rebels from the Union of Forces for Development and Democracy (UFDD) launched a new offensive in the far east of the country, bordering Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, French and Chadian officials said.


Tony Blair says Black Watch will have a "limited operation for a limited time" during their new Iraq duties.


Gambling is bad for your health and the truly addicted can suffer depression, insomnia, intestinal disorders, migraine and other stress related problems, according to a new study.


Hamas hopes for softer U.S. line on deal

Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.


Trying to energize the electorate in heavily Republican western Iowa, President Bush hammered home the message Saturday that voters must keep rival John Kerry out of the White House because the Democrat will raise taxes on the middle class.


Boeing year orders up to 580, trailing Airbus

Boeing Co.  said on Thursday its commercial plane orders for the year stood at 580, on a par with last year's record-breaking performance, but trailing rival Airbus.


Free agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez and the Florida Marlins have reached a preliminary agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract.


PERUGIA - Tornera' sul ring in ottobre Gianfranco Rosi, ex campione del mondo di pugilato. A piu' di 47 anni Rosi ha annunciato che sfidera' sul ring di Belgrado l'argentino Omar Gonzalez che ha 18 anni meno di lui.


Man Utd may be further frustrated in their attempts to unravel the Carlos Tevez transfer saga, BBC Sport understands.


British Hostage's Mom Pleads for His Life

LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - The 86-year-old mother of a Briton held hostage in Iraq pleaded with his captors to free him Thursday, days after they beheaded two Americans kidnapped along with him.


The contract offer that Indians general manager Mark Shapiro had made Friday to left-hander David Wells got turned down, as Wells agreed to a two-year deal with the Red Sox.


Princess Anne was so enraged when a deranged gunman tried to kidnap her that she nearly lost her temper and hit him, secret documents have revealed.


Roma, 18:02 - CALCIO, SERIE B: BOLOGNA SOLO AL COMANDO, FRENA IL CHIEVO

Risultati degli incontri della 23/a giornata del campionato di serie B: Albinoleffe-Vicenza 0-0, Asc...


The economy added 18,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls, the smallest monthly gain in more than four years. The unemployment rate rose to 5 percent.


Military leaders in Burma set up a committee to draft a constitution, after 14 years of talks, state media says.


Twentieth Century Fox Film has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), but the Hollywood film studio has stopped short of committing to releasing its movies on the Blu-ray Disc format, the company says.


When two bodies were found in a rig at a truck stop on the well-traveled route to Houston, some drivers figured it was an accident — maybe carbon monoxide poisoning. When another body was discovered there weeks later, they called it a mystery.


Thatcher Posts Bail to End S.Africa House Arrest

Mark Thatcher, arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing an attempted coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, was released from house arrest Friday after posting 2 million rand bail.


Statement by Earthjustice on Bush Renomination of Blocked Judicial ...

Washington, DC-- Today, President Bush announced plans to resubmit 20 nominations for lifetime seats on federal courts that were not approved by the Senate, including several Court of Appeals nominations that were blocked by filibuster on the Senate floor


Unknown Nesterenko Makes World Headlines

Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko won the top women's athletics gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday, triumphing over a field stripped of many big names because of doping woes to win the 100 meters.


PHOENIX Aug. 17, 2004  Arizona State University's new Biodesign Institute is getting a five-year, $7.4 million federal grant to work on drugs that kill sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS.


Sharon Says to Call Abbas to Pursue Cooperation

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said he would phone newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas Tuesday to wish him good luck and seek cooperation,  Israel Radio said.


Carmen Consoli ospite a Repubblica Radio & Tv

LunedÃ¬ alle 12:15, la 'cantantessa' risponde  in diretta ai telespettatori. Inviate le vostre domande a repubblicatv@repubblica.it


President Vladimir Putin's surprise choice as prime minister held talks with lawmakers Thursday before a parliamentary vote on his confirmation


Hackers stole millions of credit card numbers from discount retailer TJX Cos. by intercepting wireless transfers of customer information at two Miami-area Marshalls stores, according to an eight-month investigation by the Canadian government.


President Bush on Saturday ridiculed what he called the "Kerry doctrine" as a dangerous outsourcing of America's security, seeking to poke a hole in Sen. John Kerry's debate performance with what advisers see as his rival's biggest miscue.


The Zimbabwe Cricket Union was cleared on Sunday of racism by an International Cricket Council investigation. The probe was launched after 15 white players were dismissed for backing Heath Streak, who was


The Pico Projector, from Microvision, takes a cell phone image and projects it project an image onto a nearby surface the equivalent size of a 60-inch television screen.


Facing a death threat from his Iraqi captors, British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in a video on an Islamist Web site Wednesday and tearfully pleaded to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help spare his life, saying, "Please


Stitched-Up Schilling Makes World Series History

A stitched-up Curt Schilling became the  first pitcher in major league history to win World Series games  with three different teams after producing a gritty display  Sunday.


U.S. confirms body of missing soldier found in Iraq

The U.S. military confirmed on Thursday that a body pulled from the Euphrates River near Baghdad on Wednesday was that of one of three missing U.S. soldiers abducted in an ambush two weeks ago.


Mobile Digital Media (MDM) in introducing new mobile travel solutions offered on a CD-ROM for Palm OS, Windows Mobile and Nokia Series 60 mobile phones.


Pakistan Army Says Noose Tightened Around Militants

The Pakistani army said on Saturday it had tightened the noose around hundreds of al Qaeda-linked foreign militants hiding in a rugged mountainous region near the Afghan border.


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

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


Medicare Premiums Make Biggest Leap Ever

Medicare premiums for doctor visits will rise 17 percent next year, the Bush administration said Friday. The $11.60-a-month increase is the largest in the program's 40-year-history.


Quantifying the Role of School Ties in Investing

Mutual fund managers invest more money in companies that are run by people they knew in school, a study says.


Maggiori interventi in ammodernamento impianti e innovazione


Ciampi: ''Non ci si affidi solo ad aiuti che piovono dall'alto''

Per un futuro migliore Ã¨ necessario non affidarsi esclusivamente ad aiuti che piovono dall'alto. Questo il senso dell'intervento del presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi all'universitÃ  Kore di Enna.


Four years ago, after the Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, various high-minded commentators reminded the new president that he had won his office without a plurality of the popular vote, and urged him to govern as a minority president should, in a


Holding a flawed poll could make the situation worse. So could holding no vote at all


French left-wing politicians vow to delay approval of a bill to privatise GDF, which would pave the way for a merger with fellow utility Suez.


Eight marines and 15 Iraqis killed in clashes

FALLUJAH: Eight US marines were killed and nine were wounded west of Baghdad on Saturday in the bloodiest attack on US forces in Iraq for months.


On World AIDS Day, the Face of AIDS is a Woman

Many World AIDS Day observances around the world today have focused on the need to protect women and girls from HIV who are contracting the virus at an alarming rate.


Espropri. Pisanu: arresto in flagranza di reato quando possibile

"Non siamo di fronte a compagni che sbagliano, ma a compagni che devastano e rubano, seminando sconcerto e paura tra i cittadini onesti". Lo ha detto il ministro dell'Interno Giuseppe Pisanu, parlando al Senato degli "espropri proletari".


Lesbian couple who wanted baby sue over having twins

A lesbian couple in Australia are suing their doctor after they had twin girls from an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure when they only wanted one child.


A leave of absence would give Michael Vick some time to sort out who he really is: the polished, posterized NFL star who is nice to kids, or the lowlife, sadistic kingpin of the Bad Newz Kennels.


Lowery Wins in Playoff After Collapse by Singh

Three shots behind when he stood on the 15th tee, Steve Lowery made up quick ground when Vujay Singh made three straight bogeys, then won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.


World Business Briefing | Europe: Italy: Government Takes 11 Bids for Part of Stake in Alitalia

Eleven private investors, including a rival carrier, a private equity fund in the United States and an Italian industrialist are interested in buying the struggling Italian airline Alitalia, the economy ministry said. AP Holding, led by the chairman of Air One, Carlo Toto; the Texas Pacific Group; and the private equity fund Management and Capitali, which is operated by Carlo De Benedetti, are among those having expressed interest in Alitalia, the ministry said. The Italian government holds 49.9 percent of the airline and is seeking to sell at least 30.1 percent. The ministry said that others interested in Alitalia included a private equity fund, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers; an Italian banking group, UniCredit; and an Italian investor, Paolo Alazraki.


Palermo, 20:00 - CALCIO, PALERMO; COLANTUONO: PUNTIAMO A POSTO IN EUROPA

Primo giorno ufficiale da tecnico del Palermo per Stefano Colantuono. ''Puntiamo ad un posto in Euro...


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week includes an auction of new three- and six-month bills on Tuesday and an auction of four-week bills on Wednesday.


At least a dozen people were injured Tuesday when a powerful bomb went off in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. Police attributed the blast to Maoist rebels who have waged an eight-year insurgency in the Himalayan state.


British-based aid worker 'shot dead' in western Iraq

GUNMEN in Iraq claimed yesterday to have murdered a London-based Italian aid worker who drove through an insurgent roadblock in the rebellious west of the country.


Firefox Threatens IE in the Browser Market

Mozilla is starting to pose a threat to Microsoftâs Internet Explorer after years of being the darling of a strange mix of AOL enthusiasts and techies.


Divorce lawyer Marvin M. Mitchelson, who pioneered the legal revolution known as "palimony" and represented scores of Hollywood clients in high-profile, big-money marital disputes, has died. He was 76.


Congress urged to help more pay heating bills

Home heating oil dealers on Wednesday urged Congress to put extra money in the U.S. economic stimulus package to fully fund a program that helps poor families pay their expensive winter heating bills.


Sepracor Says Sleep Drug May Help Fight Depression

Sepracor Inc. said on Wednesday that its recently approved Lunesta sleep drug appears to help fight insomnia and depression in patients with both disorders.


Segretario Cisl, 'redditi gia' falcidiati da inflazione'


Family With Big Stake Seeks Part of Tribune Co.

The Chandler family, which long owned The Los Angeles Times, is said to have begun talks with private equity firms about a joint bid for part of its current owner, the Tribune Company.


Britain's Christine Ohuruogu and Nicola Sanders both reach the women's 400m final at the World Championships in Osaka.


Online betting firm Unibet says its boss has been detained by police over an alleged breach of French gambling laws.


John Inman, famous for his role as an eccentric shop assistant in the BBC comedy ÃÂÃÂAre You Being Served?' has died at the age of 71, his manager said Thursday.


Several business groups oppose 'cyber trespass' legislation that passed the House this week.


Roma, 18:43 - NUOTO, ASSOLUTI FRANCESI: MANAUDOU CHIUDE CON DUE ORI

Laure Manadou ha chiuso con due ori i campionati francesi di nuoto. La campionessa olimpica ha conqu...


Researcher Thinks She Has Cancer Vaccine

A researcher at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center believes she has found a vaccine that protects against most kinds of cervical cancer.


Bush Declares Genocide in Sudan's Darfur

The United States declared on Thursday that the violence in Sudan's Darfur region amounted to genocide and urged the world to back an expanded African peacekeeping force to halt the bloodshed.


Leslie Law gets gold and the British team silver after Germany are stripped of their three-day event medals.


Arsene Wenger was delighted with his teamâs response to a difficult week after watching the Barclays Premiership leaders Arsenal thrash Charlton 4-0 at Highbury.


Russia: China Will Pay for Oil Deliveries

The head of Russia's state-owned railroad network said Thursday that a Chinese oil company would cover the embattled Yukos oil company's rail transport bills for October, the Interfax news agency reported.


Asia Tsunami Death Toll May Pass 100,000

Tens of thousands of residents fled coasts in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand after warnings of possible new tsunamis Thursday, and pilots in Indonesia dropped food


Intel to Buy $218.5 Million Stake in VMware

Intel Corp., the world's largest chip maker, will invest $218.5 million in virtualization software maker VMware Inc., the companies announced Monday.


ATHENS, Greece -- I could see Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil running almost straight toward me. The 5-5, 119-pound marathon competitor had started with the rest of the men in the hill town of Marathon, the place where it all began 2,494 years ago.


The Russian military tests a giant fuel-air bomb which it says is the biggest non-nuclear device in the world.


A Nationâs Lost Holocaust History, Now on Display

After seven years of quiet work, about half a million pages of detailed records of the Vienna community during the Holocaust are about to be officially unveiled.


A TAPED message thought to be from al-Qaeda's second in command has urged young Muslims to target Australian interests. The terror network's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, is believed to be behind the recording, broadcast on Al-Jazeera television.


Glitter 'considers Hong Kong move' after release

British former pop singer Gary Glitter, jailed in Vietnam for child molestation, is considering moving to Hong Kong after his release, a report said Sunday.


FDA staff questions Sanofi bird flu vaccine

Data on Sanofi-Aventis' experimental bird flu vaccine shows higher doses worked better, but it is unclear whether those results prove the product's effectiveness, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Monday.


Salary cap for next season set at $55.6 million

The National Basketball Association's salary cap for the 2007-08 season will be $55.6 million, the league announced on Tuesday.


Uggla's 10th-Inning Double helps Marlins Beat Mets

Florida rallies in the ninth inning, then Dan Uggla hits an RBI double in the 10th that gives the last-place Marlins an 8-7 win over the Mets, who are in danger of blowing the NL East.


The most critical element of a NAC system is the policy management system. As every administrative interface that an administrator must use requires specialized focus and understanding, the ease with which an administrator can launch the policy management system, make the changes desired, view reports, and perform other management tasks is critical. No administrator is likely to have hours to devote to these systems each day, so the simplification and visualization provided by the system should be a primary consideration for shoppers (and a prime opportunity for differentiation among the vendors).


Scientists working in Kenya believe that malaria is helping the spread of Aids across Africa - and vice versa.


The BBC's international website will carry advertisements to help plug a Â£2bn budget shortfall.


Germany confirms Cruise can't film at key site

Makers of a movie about a failed plot to kill Adolf Hitler will not be allowed to use a German memorial site but this is unrelated to the fact that star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.


UPDATE 4-Kumble puts India in sight of victory

Leg spinner Anil Kumble completed his sixth 10-wicket test haul on Saturday to give India a wonderful opportunity to square their four-match series against Australia.


Kabul tense after truck bombing of US security firm kills seven

KABUL : A heavy security clampdown was enforced in the Afghan capital after the bombing of a US firm left at least seven dead and 28 wounded, and raised new fears about security just weeks before elections.


The state funeral for explorer Sir Edmund Hillary -- who conquered Mount Everest -- is taking place Tuesday in New Zealand.


United Nations: Buoyed by strong support from member nations including four out of five Security Council members, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has firmly rejected the demand of some American lawmakers to resign in view of allegations of corruption in


Children want to get on the internet, but what shields them from predators? Alexander Gelfand reports on new approaches from the American International Toy Fair in New York.


The International CXT, a giant new pickup that puts the Hummer to shame, is the latest vehicular toy of the rich, famous and environmentally indifferent.


Looking for a brighter future, the San Francisco 49ers are banking on a connection to the past.


A new study finds that Celebrex, a painkiller from the family of cox-2-inhibitors, is safer than Vioxx, when it comes to the risk for heart attack.


Nepalese Rebels Attack Regional Army Headquarters, AFP Reports

Nepalese rebels attacked a regional army headquarters in the northwest of the country as a blockade by insurgents stopped most vehicles using roads around the capital, Kathmandu, for a fifth day, Agence France-Presse said.


UNITED NATIONSâToo little has been done, too late, to end rape and killing in Sudan's Darfur region, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said yesterday and urged a more vigorous international response.


Ernie Ladd, Hall of Famer in Football and Pro Wrestling, Dies at 68

Mr. Ladd played 112 consecutive games in the American Football League and appeared in the first Super Bowl before becoming a full-time wrestler.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 24, 2004 - LOS ANGELES - When teenager Emmy Rossum snagged the plum role of Christine in the big screen adaptation of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," she already knew how to impress the important inhabitants in whatever world she finds herself. Her ability to impress started young, and one particular experience made an audition with a British peer seem like a snap.


Police were trying yesterday to determine whether a suicide was the cause of a crash that killed six people and seriously injured 11 after


IL COMMENTO                                          Decalogo per il Palazzo                                                                                di MARIO PIRANI


Empoli, 15:40 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: VINCERE PER CANCELLARE PERIODO NERO

Empoli a caccia del riscatto contro la Lazio. Malesani vuole i tre punti per frenare la serie negati...


The decision to switch Capitals veteran Ben Clymer from forward to defenseman appears to have been a wise move.


Running Times Improving Among Older Marathoners

In a sense, older runners are flying by their younger counterparts in New York City marathons, study findings show. They may not cross the finish line first


New CIA Director Porter Goss announced the resignations late Monday, but says there will be "no gap" in operations fighting the war on terrorism.


Sophos apologises for going legal on school techies

School of BOFH UK security software developer Sophos has apologised for drafting in its lawyers after a member of a forum for IT technicians in schools posted a foul-mouth rant criticising recent changes in its anti-virus technology.â¦


WASHINGTON - Climate change is partly to blame for the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, where droughts have provoked fighting over water sources, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in an editorial published Saturday.


Gerrard Feared Reds Were Out; Rafa Thanks Fans

Liverpoolâs captain and goalscoring hero Steven Gerrard admitted he thought the Reds were exiting the Champions League before a stirring late revival saw them overhaul Olympiakos to win 3-1 and qualify for the knock-out stages on goal difference.


Securing the Itanic HP this week moved to bulk up the security tools available with its HP-UX operating system.â¦


Europe's first centre to fight multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is opened in the Latvian capital Riga.


'Lord of the Rings got terrible reviews, too'

Arts & entertainment: The ENO has put on a 1950s musical that asks how anybody could be unhappy in Baghdad. What were they thinking, asks Charlotte Higgins.


KIGALI -- Three US Air Force cargo planes and 120 US troops landed in Rwanda yesterday to transport Rwandan soldiers and equipment to Darfur as part of an expanded African Union peacekeeping mission in the violent region. Several dozen soldiers unloaded boxes full of rifles and handguns on the tarmac of Kigali airport on the outskirts of the capital.


Roma, 15:37 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: TIFOSO METTE ALL'ASTA DS SECCO SU EBAY

Un tifoso della Juventus, deluso dalla campagna acquisti della società, ha messo in 'vendita'...


Joy Division live again in solid documentary

Arriving at the best  possible moment, this documentary about groundbreaking postpunk  band Joy Division is playing festivals alongside "Control,"  music-video master Anton Corbijn's well-received feature on the  band. A solid, well-presented history of the English group's  brief career, "Joy Division" has appeal for music buffs but  could get mileage in theaters from a smart coordination with  the feature film's release.


Web-Hosted Office Suites Are Here to Stay

Adison & Partners is a small yet emblematic part of a major shift in how office software is sold and used.


China Outlines Modest Environmental Goals

BEIJING, June 4 -- China released its first-ever national climate change policy Monday, rejecting mandatory caps on emissions of greenhouse gases as unfair and a threat to the development that has contributed to the country's meteoric economic growth.


In collezione cappottini e abiti di raffinata eleganza


Hoping to keep the heat on archrival Microsoft, VMware on Wednesday will give developers a glimpse of an early version of its Virtual SMP product that allows a single virtual machine to work with as many as four processors, which in turn can more effectively drive mission-critical applications.


Victims of Argentine school shooting mourned

Hundreds of mourners marched in a funeral procession Wednesday for two teenage victims of Argentina's worst school shooting on record, a day after a fellow student's classroom rampage.


Jakarta Embassy Bombing Re-Focuses Election Campaigns

In what is believed to be the first time a terror attack has successfully targeted Australia alone rather than as a Western nation, a massive car bomb exploded outside the main gate of the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday September 9, killing 9


Stanley Leisure, the UK's biggest casino operator, today announced plans to build a Â£125m hotel and gambling complex next to Leeds United's Elland Road stadium.


The United States will station a top envoy in Brussels on a permanent basis to work with European Union officials in the fight against terrorism, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Thursday.


Royal Society fights all-out cloning ban

BRITAINâS leading academic institution is backing an international campaign to stop the United States securing an international ban on all forms of human cloning.


UK Music Industry to sue 28 persistent file sharers

The BBC has today reported that 28 UK file sharers are to be sued by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The BPI warned in March it would take legal action against users of peer-to-peer music services


Sun, Microsoft to announce expanded partnership

The fruits of their initial pact haven't exactly taken the tech world by storm, but the two companies are planning to announce a broader pact on Wednesday.


The McCain-Hagel Caucus has spoken. It has no confidence in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Senator John McCain has said so explicitly, while Senator Chuck Hagel has only strongly hinted at it.


Taliban say they shot "spy" in Pakistan's Waziristan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - The Taliban claimed   responsibility on Friday for executing a man described as a spy   for U.S. and Afghan intelligence in North Waziristan, a border   region where the Pakistan government signed a pact with tribals   a few weeks ago to stamp out militancy.


Top French companies post record half-year earnings

Companies listed on France's CAC 40 stock index have raked in record earnings in the first half of this year, boosted by strong international trade, but analysts warned that second half growth could slow.


Practical Traveler | Mobile Devices: A Guide to Anywhere, Right in Your Hand

Location-based services are trying to revamp the Web experience to be less cumbersome on mobile devices.


The Deutsche Bank Championship got a dream match-up for the final round when Vijay Singh shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday to move to 14 under, three strokes ahead of Tiger Woods.


Qualcomm Inc. on Friday raised its quarterly profit forecast due to strong demand for its mobile phone technology. The San Diego company said it expects earnings per


The postal workers union says it will announce further strikes after failing to agree a deal with the Royal Mail.


Berkshire to get license for bond insurance unit

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc  has won expedited licensing for a new bond insurance unit, New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo said on Friday.


GlaxoSmithKline Vaccine Adds To 61 Million Doses In United States

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today that the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of GlaxoSmithKline influenza vaccine, Fluarix, in the United States under an Investigational New Drug application.


Dai treni ai rifiuti le risposte di Bertolaso

Il capo della Protezione civile ha parlato di allarme tossico per l'incidente ferroviario in Trentino, ambiente e abusivismo


Bundesliga Schalke 04 have named former Stuttgart and Hannover coach Ralf Rangnick as their trainer, 13 days after the sacking of Jupp Heynckes.


Euronext expects shareholders will support NYSE deal

European stock exchange operator Euronext  expects that shareholders will vote in support of its merger plan with NYSE Group , board member Olivier Lefebvre said on Thursday.


As Form Holds, Henman Throws Some Barbs at Britain

Tim Henmanâs comments on the state of tennis in Britain have added drama to a tournament in which the matches are not yet stirring much intrigue.


South African ANC delegates gather for leader vote

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - African National Congress delegates gathered on Tuesday for a delayed leadership vote that could end South African President Thabo Mbeki's control over the deeply divided ruling party.


Dade Makes a Pitch for Fire Station: A County Proposal to Build a Fire-Rescue Station Next to Town Hall is on Hold, After the Town Commission Decided to Wait and Hear What Miami Beach Has To

By Micaela Hood, The Miami Herald  Feb. 18--Representatives from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue attended the Surfside Town Commission meeting Tuesday with the hope of swaying town leaders to allow construction of a fire station and emergency service center on a lot next to Town Hall.


Belarus Votes to Extend Lukashenko's Rule

The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his rule, promised to serve his people better if they voted "yes" and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.


Sudanese war victim addresses UN Security Council

Acuil Bangol was separated from his son for years by southern Sudan's civil war. On Friday, he finally got a chance to tell Sudanese government and rebel leaders


Sun to acquire open-source database company MySQL

Sun Microsystems to plunk down about $1 billion for one of the most successful open-source software companies.


With index funds, you don't have to fret about individual stocks

Q I'm a 64-year-old grandma who messed up bad. My money was in the Vanguard 500 index fund, but in August everything was going south. So I moved my money to a money market account. Now stocks are doing well again, and I have no idea how to get back into the Vanguard 500 without losing a lot of money. ...


A leading opposition candidate won his party's nomination Saturday for this year's presidential election, the first time an incumbent president has faced a credible challenge in Kenya.


The UK Government has warned that there could be a shortage of a frontline NHS painkiller over the next few weeks. Doctors have been urged to ration the use of diamorphine, only treating very sick patients


Media take center stage in fight for votes

Democrats call Fox the FAUX news channel. Republicans used to refer to CNN as Clinton network news.


Fiji military stages coup, fourth in 20 years

Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, while the elected prime minister was confined to his home in the South Pacific island nation that is undergoing its fourth coup in 20 years.


Dall'Unione delle comunitÃ  islamiche un lungo comunicatoche non chiarisce il caso del paragone di Israele con i nazisti                                                  Ucoii, appello ad Amato: "Non emarginateci" Su inserzione solo "errore di comunicazione"                                                                                "Strumentalizzazione per danneggiare l'organizzazione piÃ¹ rappresentativa"


Dopo l'ultimo affondo contro la sinistra "che porta morte"L'opposizione reagisce: "E' segno di povertÃ  culturale"                                                  "Berlusconi urla e offende ma il premier Ã¨ disperato"                                                                                Fassino: "Si Ã¨ scordato di dire che mangiamo i bambini"


Microsoft says Xbox problem won't hurt Japan sales

Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday it does not expect hardware problems to affect sales of its Xbox game console in Japan.


Gordon Brown's running of the economy has damaged the UK's ability to cope with a downturn, say the Tories.