IBM Supports Availability and Management of Customer Data for Bristol West

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Bristol West Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BRW) has built a storage area network (SAN) using powerful disk, virtualization and software technologies from IBM to increase data availability, reduce costs and maintain consistent disaster recovery operations.


ANAHEIM -- Entering the last week of a red-hot division race that is still uphill for them, the Anaheim Angels suspended their second-biggest run producer for showing up the team.


Accra, 12:12 - CALCIO, GHANA: BARUSSO E ASAMOAH PRE-CONVOCATI PER COPPA AFRICA

Il centrocampista della Roma Ahmed Barusso e l'attaccante dell'Udinese Asamoah Gyan sono inseriti ne...


RCMP are looking into explosive comments made by Vancouver Muslim cleric

VANCOUVER (CP) - RCMP and Vancouver police are investigating explosive comments made by a Vancouver Muslim cleric who has preached the virtues of "offensive jihad" and called Jews "the brothers of monkeys and swine."


Life is bleak for the gold miners and their families working more than 5km up in the Peruvian Andes.


Roma, 13:45 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI: LUCARELLI RESTA AL 100%

Ai microfoni di Repubblica Tv il presidente del Livorno Aldo Spinelli assicura che Cristiano Lucarel...


The Indo-European Union summit to be held on October 13-14 in The Hague has been cancelled.


Japan to cut drug prices by 5.2 pct in 2008: source

Japan will order drug prices to be cut by an average 5.2 percent in its latest review, a government source said on Tuesday, along with more steps to promote generic medicines in a double blow for branded makers.


Equipped with bells and the familiar red kettles, local Salvation Army volunteers and clients will hit the streets this weekend for the agency's annual kettle campaign.


Reliance Feud Escalates; Anil Opposes Buyback

The month-long public feud between the Ambani brothers has shaken investor confidence in the company, the best recognized symbol of Indian enterprise.


Florida Residents Urged to Flee Hurricane

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - More than half a million residents of Florida's east coast were urged to evacuate - again - as Hurricane Jeanne churned westward Friday and threatened to become the fourth hurricane to pound the state in the last six weeks...


Harrison Helps Hold Pats' Defense Together

Every once in a while, a little dissension ripples through the NFL's most harmonious team. Rodney Harrison is usually at the center of it, and he usually picks the New England Patriots' practices to begin making waves.


Five explosions rocked the Spanish city of Madrid. The blasts took place at petrol pumps after a telephonic warning from armed Basque separatists.


Israeli troops raid Gaza, kill 6 militants

Israeli troops killed six Palestinian gunmen on Friday in some of the heaviest fighting for weeks in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical and militant sources said.


All holidays to Grenada and the Cayman Islands and some packages to Jamaica have been cancelled for the forseeable future as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Sen. Barack Obama is expected to receive the backing of a major service workers union Friday, a significant boost to the Illinois Democrat's campaign that comes amid signs that his rival's support among superdelegates may be slipping.


Food aid, reunions on table when two Koreas meet

Impoverished North Korea's first steps to take apart its nuclear arms program may reap the reward of food aid from the South when the two hold their first high-level meeting in months on Tuesday.


Metal and Plastic Inhalers Equal for Asthma in Kids

Although NebuChamber, a metal inhaler device, may deliver more aerosolized drug to children with asthma, it is no more effective than Aerochamber, a plastic device, at controlling asthma symptoms, new research shows.


Prices are frozen or falling in most parts of Britain, according to research by Hometrack.


India's Tribal People Safe After Tsunami-Official

India's dwindling aboriginal population in the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands is safe as most lived in jungles, far away from the coast hit by a devastating


A High Court test case is due to start which could bring a big change to High Street banking in the UK.


Pop band Click Five enters round 2 with new singer

If the Click Five had sold more  copies of its debut album, the Boston pop band might be in an  even trickier position than it is now.


My system configuration is as follows: Pentium IV - 1.60 GH, 128 MB RAM, Windows XP Pro OS, OXP. NAV2003 updated upto August 09, 2004.


Spurs edge Cavs to complete finals sweep

The San Antonio Spurs edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 on Thursday to capture their third NBA championship in five years with a 4-0 finals series sweep.


Birth Month Seen Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Risk

People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.


LG.Philips posts record Q2 loss, hopes for Q4 relief

Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd.  (034220.KS) reported a record quarterly loss on Tuesday, hit by  crumbling panel prices, and forecast a meaningful recovery only  in the fourth quarter.


Business Books: The little book that says "quit"

At some stage in everyone's career comes a desire to throw down tools and walk away, and plenty of motivational books say you should resist that temptation. Now, a new book says quitting can be a good strategy.


High Court Considers Cancer Patientâs Demand for Medical ...

Should seriously ill people be allowed to use marijuana if their doctor prescribes it and their state allows it? Or should the federal governmentâs ban on pot trump all?


Mauresmo and Sharapova storm into WTA Championship semi-finals

LOS ANGELES: Amelie Mauresmo and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals in the WTA Championship, keeping alive Mauresmoâs bid to take away the number 1 ranking from Lindsay Davenport in season finale.


NEW YORK -- In the wake of a second straight fourth-quarter collapse Friday night, coach Doc Rivers said, "It just doesn't take a lot to distract us right now."


The pro-Western challenger in Ukraine's presidential election alleged that there had been blatant falsification in yesterday's run-off election.


and Britain's Minister of Culture, Media and Sport Tessa Jowell (2nd R) sit at the launch of the bid document for the 2012 games in London Friday Nov. 19.


Piacenza, 19:21 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: DAL FROSINONE ARRIVA DEDIC

Il Piacenza ha ingaggiato il bosniaco Zlatko Dedic, Il 23enne attaccante ha militato nelle ultime du...


Thousands of people lined the streets in Munich, Germany, on Saturday to pay respects to flamboyant fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer.


7-Eleven drops Citgo gasoline; cites Chavez speech

7-Eleven Inc. will drop   Venezuelan-controlled Citgo Petroelum Corp. as its gasoline   supplier, the convenience store operator said on Wednesday, a   week after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President   Bush "the devil."


Oracle to Acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion, Ending Bitter Fight

The merger is another step in the consolidation of the information technology industry as it matures.


First face transplant worth the fuss, patient says

It took 18 months for her smile to come back completely, but doctors say the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is doing well and is very satisfied with the results.


My 'Revolution' Will Not Hurt You, Chavez Tells Foes

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his opponents on Sunday they should not fear his left-wing "revolution" after his referendum win and pledged to respect private wealth and fight corruption.


liquid-crystal-on-silicon chips need further refinement


Russia calls for conference on CFE treaty

Russia on Monday requested an emergency conference to discuss the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, an agreement the Kremlin says it may withdraw from because NATO countries are flouting it.


Strike on Iran Would Roil Oil Markets, Experts Say

A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium in those markets makes U.S. military action unlikely despite escalating economic sanctions imposed by the Bush administration.


Bulgaria's PM Scolds Messy Custom Officials

Business: 10 October 2004, Sunday. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg expressed his discontent with the condition of Bulgarian Kalotina checkpoint on the Serbian border.


Record high prices for jet fuel is the reason why American Airlines is being force to cut more than 1,000 employees, says CEO Gerard Arpey.


Update: AMD reports fourth straight quarter net loss

Still carrying the weight of costs related to last year's acquisition of graphics vendor ATI, AMD recorded its fourth straight quarter of net losses Thursday.


Bush welcoming word of debt relief and elections

SANTIAGO, Chile President Bush is welcoming word that Iraq will hold elections in January -- and that a big chunk of the country's debt is being forgiven.


Super Bowl XLI: Bearsâ Backs Share Ball-Carrying Duties, but Little Else

Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson, who will take turns carrying the ball Sunday for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI, have personalities and backgrounds as different as their running styles.


Mozilla has released Thunderbird 1.0, an open-source e-mail client that complements its Firefox Web browser. Mozilla says the e-mail program will help users avoid spam and viruses, and


MedImmune Inc. MEDI.O said on  Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings fell as higher research  and development costs and one-time charges offset increased  sales of its respiratory drug.


Suddenly, I need sanctuary -- from presidential candidates who exploit tragedy to breath life into their campaigns.


NASCAR Community Mourns After Plane Crash

The NASCAR community is mourning a tragic loss after a plane crash killed 10 members of a racing dynasty. Federal officials say 8 passengers and two pilots died when the Hendrick Motorsports aircraft went down on its way to a race in Virginia.


Bobby Fischer remains in Japan Tuesday night thanks to a last-minute appeal by his lawyers against a deportation order issued just hours earlier.


NEW YORK -- JetBlue snarled the plans of thousands of airline passengers last week -- and one widely read US business magazine.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA officials hoped an opening in the cloud cover would allow space shuttle Discovery to lift off Thursday for the first night launch in four years, starting a complex mission to rewire the international space station.


AP Enterprise: 9/11 thefts not prosecuted

As firefighters searched for survivors after the Sept. 11 attacks, heat from the World Trade Center's smoldering ruins burned the soles off their boots. They needed new ones every few hours, and Chris Christopherson made sure they got them.


US Says Militants Lurk in Horn of Africa

Militant groups including al Qaeda are exploiting lawless areas in the seven-nation Horn of Africa region to hide, recruit and train members and possibly plan attacks, the head of the region's U.S.-led anti-terror force said Monday.


New update gets Aperture ready for Leopard

Aperture customers can now install the Aperture 1.5.6 Update, either by running Software Update or by visiting the Aperture Download page. Recommended for all those using Aperture, the Aperture 1.5.6 Update addresses issues related to performance, improves overall stability, and supports compatibility with Mac OS X v10.5. The update should be installed before first use of Aperture with Mac OS X Leopard.


Beckett shines to keep Red Sox alive in ALCS

CLEVELAND, Ohio  - Boston's Josh Beckett dazzled on the mound to help the Red Sox stay alive in the American League Championship Series with a 7-1 road victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game Five on Thursday.


Firmata al Ministero del Lavoro per stabilizzare operatori


Private sector wages seen rising further: survey

U.S. private sector wage growth  should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back  of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released  on Tuesday.


Hollywood "mayor" Johnny Grant dies at 84

Johnny Grant, a tireless show business figure dubbed the "honorary mayor of Hollywood" for his devotion to the historic movie industry hub, died on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was 84.


NASA's 'Scramjet' makes hypersonic flight, 10 times at that :

World News > Washington, Nov 17 : NASA's hypersonic experimental scramjet X-43A has broken the aircraft speed record by clocking 7000 miles per hour which is nearly 10 times the speed of sound.


Duke snapped the longest losing streak in the country at 22 games, beating Northwestern, 20-14, last night in Evanston, Ill.


A Codfish Bowl dynasty? Now that Babson has won the title twice in the last three years, the latest a 7-2 romp last night over UMass-Boston at Clark Athletic Center, the D-word may get tossed around.


N.Korea Vows to Boost Deterrent, U.S. Rejects Demand

SEOUL/TOKYO  - North Korea threatened on Saturday  to double the size of its nuclear deterrent and the United  States rejected its conditions for a resumption of talks,  leaving the two nations in a dangerous stalemate.


People who took items washed ashore from the MSC Napoli off Lyme Bay have until Tuesday to report their finds.


Galileo Funding Solution Remains Elusive

European government and industry officials have begun to doubt whether a political consensus exists in Europe to complete the Galileo satellite navigation system.


The Supreme Court hears a California case Monday that could become a signature decision of the Rehnquist era. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


France begins evacuation of Europeans from Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) -- France began evacuating its nationals and other Europeans from violence-torn Ivory Coast Wednesday, when an Air France Boeing-777 took off from Abidjan airport for Paris with 270 people on board, French military


The Consumer Price Index posted a higher-than-expected gain of 0.4 percent in January, and construction of new homes and apartments rose by 0.8 percent in the month, the government reported.


Clinton asks YouTube users for song help

Hillary Rodham Clinton wants YouTube viewers to pick her campaign theme song — and the response, so far, has been music to her ears.


The Motion Picture Association of America has gone on the offensive in its battle against piracy and peer-to-peer sharing of movies, and has launched more than 200 civil suits against users it identifies as being the worst offenders.


Manning seals legacy with Super Bowl win

Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.


Two brothers who led Colombia's infamous Cali drug cartel are each sentenced to 30 years in US jails.


Delay of Intelligence Overhaul Endangers US Lives, Kean Says

The US will be at a greater risk of a terrorist attack if Congress further delays legislation to reorganize the nation's intelligence services, said Thomas Kean, chairman of the commission that recommended the overhaul.


An Afghan court has found three Americans guilty of torturing Afghans in a private jail, a case that reverberates on the heels of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq.


Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service agents on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.


Washington Post staff writer Mike Musgrove, who writes the .game column, will be online to discuss the top video game gifts for the holiday season.


Presidente: incomprensibile rinvio trattativa Fiom-Fim-Uilm


Peru's poor lose faith in market-friendly president

Peruvian President Alan Garcia has won over skeptical business leaders and investors during his first year in office, but angry street protests show he has failed to meet the demands of the poor.


Users of Microsoft's Windows XP computer operating system should be on the lookout for the latest round of updates and patches, which fix several security problems but lack any real security advancements.


Owen prepared to play the waiting game at Real

England striker Michael Owen says that although he is desperately keen to get on the pitch he is prepared to bide his time and wait for his opportunity to break into the first team at Real Madrid.


Roma, 19:08 - CALCIO, DECRETO CDM: STADI NON A NORMA A PORTE CHIUSE

Varato il decreto legge del Governo sulla violenza negli stadi dal consiglio dei ministri, riunito d...


Benn calls for new treaty to control weapons trade

International Development Secretary Hilary Benn on Tuesday called on world leaders to make a priorty the concluding of a treaty regulating the trade of weapons.


Three questions to Fernando Alonso in Shanghai

The Renault F1 Teamâs Spanish ace was a guest at todayâs FIA Press Conference. Here are the best bitsâ¦


British net firms are starting to put in place defences that can spot and stop attacks on websites.


French Muslims Alienated Over Head Scarves

SAINT-OUEN, France Sept. 3, 2004 - For some French Muslims, two worlds collided as the ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in public schools took effect.


A final peace deal between the Sudanese government and rebels should be signed next month, officials say.


THOUSAND OAKS, California -- Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie shared a two-shot lead after the second round of the World Challenge golf tournament.


Panhandle helicopter ambulance crashes into bay; 3 believed dead

Two bodies have been recovered and searchers were looking for a third possible victim after an air ambulance helicopter owned by a Shreveport company crashed early today in Florida.


Nokia said Monday it will buy the U.S.-based mobile advertising company in a bid to expand its role in Internet services.


Baseball Beat: Red Sox just played much better

Bee Staff Writer. hanks to all the emotion expended and frustration released by Boston finally shedding "The Curse of the Bambino" and winning a World Series, the dubious quality in baseball's


Politicians from Northern Ireland's main parties gear up for intensive talks aimed at restoring devolution.


U.S. student lender Sallie Mae plans loan cuts

Sallie Mae shares fell 13 percent on Friday to their lowest level in more than seven years after the largest U.S. student lender said it plans to make fewer loans and may face higher borrowing costs.


Hitachi to debut 500GB drive for laptops

Notebook computers can be as powerful as desktops these days, especially as hard-disk makers like Hitachi Ltd. grab industry bragging rights by unveiling a 500-gigabyte drive for laptops.


Technology ; Experts push for more US computer security efforts

An official with the Homeland Security Department's National Cyber Security Division said the 120-person office has been able to limit the harmful effects of at least one virus and has helped to track down online criminals in 28 countries.


Siebel Systems's software license revenue in its just-ended third quarter rose from the grim five-year low hit in Siebel's second quarter, but still fell short of revenue recorded during the same period last year, the company said Tuesday.


Disease prevention is main goal of medical agencies

The World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders and other international agencies have begun rushing medical teams, generators and other equipment to provide safe drinking


Militant threat on Eiffel Tower intercepted: source

Portuguese air traffic authorities have  intercepted a message describing a militant threat against the  Eiffel Tower and have passed it to French authorities, a  Portuguese source said on Friday.


Wholesale prices fell in August by the largest amount in 10 months, reflecting a plunge in the price of gasoline and other energy products and the fourth straight month of falling food costs.


Politicos to revisit crackdown on U.S. firms in 'Internet-restricting' countries

House panel on Tuesday is expected to approve bill aimed at regulating how American companies operate in China and other foreign locales notorious for censorship.


"Musical": gotta sing, dance, make money

"Broadway: The American Musical" starts like an infomercial and ends with a big, wet kiss for Disney. In between are six hours of song and dance guided by that lesser-known muse, Hyperbole.


Photos:  Double-decker Airbus prepares for takeoff

Airlines have committed almost $40 billion to buying the 555-seat double-decker superjumbo.


Orioles send Tejada to Houston for five players

The Baltimore Orioles said on Wednesday they had traded four-times All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros in exchange for five players.


LOS ANGELES  - South African-born actor  Arnold Vosloo, best known for his role as villain Imhotep in  the "Mummy" movies, has landed a recurring role on Fox's "24,"  playing the leader of a terrorist plot against the United  States.


JP Morgan Chase Reports Sharp Drop in Earnings

JP Morgan Chase & Company, the nation's second-largest bank, surprised Wall Street today with a sharp drop in third-quarter earnings, attributing the weaker performance to poor results in fixed-income trading.


McCain Approaches Nomination With Super Tuesday Wins

Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain dominated the Super Tuesday race for delegates, scoring victories in California, New York, New Jersey and Missouri and taking a commanding lead for the Republican presidential nomination.


Ukraine parliament demands withdrawal of troops from Iraq

KIEV  - Ukraine's parliament voted to demand the withdrawal of the 1,600 Ukrainian troops from Iraq , in a move the opposition distanced itself from and denounced as a provocation by government forces.


Grooming Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow

UNIVERSITI Malaysia Perlis is a technical institution that fulfills the needs of students who are inclined towards practical- based engineering course.  The pioneer batch of graduates have been groomed to be confident in exploring entrepreneurial possibilities.


Bolzano, polemica su un video dell'artista Demetz: "Tropponew age". E Milano si fa avanti: "Lo proiettiamo noi"                                            "Via dal Duomo quel GesÃ¹ bambino biondo e tutto nudo, attira i pedofili"                                                                                Dalla Chiesa critiche anche alle atmosfere evocate dalle immagini"PiÃ¹ che al Natale fanno pensare al Signore degli anelli"


By Kaser, Dick  google (transitive verb): "to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the World Wide Web." It's now official. You can legitimately use google (with a lowercase "g") as a verb, according to the latest edition of Merriam- Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.


China expresses "deep concern" with Japan's new defense guidelines

China on Friday expressed "deep concern" with Japan's overhaul of its defense policy. "We are deeply concerned with the great changes of Japan's military defense strategy and


Chinese Advocates of Reform Seek Help From Deng's Spirit

China's retired elders are using the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's birthday to emphasize the urgency of political reform.


Top 2008 Republicans back Bush on war - for now

The top Republican White House candidates in 2008 are standing firm against quick troop withdrawals from Iraq -- while trying to distance themselves from an increasingly unpopular President George W. Bush any other way they can.


The European Commission yesterday presented a proposed revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, the rules that underpin the euro.


Rout 66: Knicks, Nets Both Get Blown Out

The New York Knicks were so bad in their home opener, even Howard Stern was offended. The shock jock and his girlfriend walked out of Madison Square Garden in disgust midway through the third quarter Saturday night, long after fans began booing the Knicks in a 107-73 loss to the Boston Celtics. Meanwhile, the other New York metro-area team got blown out too, as the Phoenix Suns beat the New Jersey Nets 112-80.


Alan Shearer scores a hat-trick as Newcastle thrash Bnei Sachnin 7-1 on aggregate.


Ministers pledge to get back on track their plans to allow gay couples the same rights as married couples.


West, Islam in "conflict of ignorance": Aga Khan

Ignorance and rejectionism lie at the   heart of the conflict between the Western and the Islamic   worlds, the Aga Khan, spiritual head of the world's more than   15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, said.


AOL gains more new customers after going free

Time Warner Inc. TWX.N on Tuesday   said a strategy to offer most of online unit AOL's services for   free was making faster-than-expected progress in attracting new   Internet users and cutting costs.


At least 40 people die in attacks across Iraq at the climax of the Shia Muslim religious festival of Ashura.


A French court sentences six aid workers to eight years in prison for trying to kidnap 103 children from Chad last year.


Orthodox gays in Israel find support in Web site

An underground movement of gay  Orthodox Jews in Israel has created a Web site to help  homosexuals cope with living in a strict, religious community  that is often hostile to their lifestyle.


A chainsaw-wielding killer and blood-splattered shooting rampages are featured in some of the 10 video games that a media watchdog group says should be avoided by kids and teens.


Reggio Calabria, 14:53 - CALCIO, REGGINA; FOTI: ACCORDO CON NAPOLI PER BIANCHI

Accordo tra il Napoli e la Reggina per il passaggio in azzurro di Rolando Bianchi. ''Ci siamo confro...


Nello scontro rimasti coinvolti un'auto e un camper


The U.S. on Friday demanded that Iran confess to trying to make atomic weapons, suggesting that anything short of that would doom an International Atomic Energy Agency probe of Tehran's nuclear past.


Baby Stolen from Womb Said in Good Condition

A baby girl cut from her murdered mother's womb by a woman who later tried to pass the child off as her own was in very good condition, a Kansas hospital said on Monday.


Commissioner to Hold Public Drainage Meeting

By Juan Munoz, The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Jun. 22--In hopes of a better drainage system in and around the Southmost area, Cameron County Precinct 1 Commissioner, Sofia C. Benavides has set up a second meeting with residents to discuss the issue.


Obama Faces `Glass-Houses' Attacks Over Fund Raising

Bloomberg - June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emphasizes in a new appeal for donations that ``our movement is changing the way campaigns are funded.'' Not that much, it seems.


US band REM announce a tour of the UK and Ireland as they perform a secret concert in London's Piccadilly.


Presenti in sala 550 soci, ma il numero crescera'


Crawford leads way as US goes 1-2-3 in 200m

It wasn't the finish the partisan Greek crowd wanted to see, but Shawn Crawford headlined an American sweep in the 200m Thursday night at Olympic Stadium.


Knoblauch Arrives in Washington for Questioning

Chuck Knoblauch came to speak to House Oversight Committee staff on Friday morning in the first of a series of interviews of former players and people tied to performance-enhancing drugs.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his lawyer to take legal action against low-cost airline Ryanair for using a photo of him and girlfriend Carla Bruni in an advertisement, a spokesman said Monday.


Report: French officials skirting BlackBerry limits

Blog: Despite warnings by French national defense authorities that their messages might be monitored on American servers by the National Security Agency, some officials are reportedly still using the smartphones in secret.


(InfoWorld) - Political naivety and national protectionism were blamed for quashing the latest attempt to forge a single patent regime for the European Union, according to members of Europe's business community.On Monday, national governments shelved a compromise solution tabled by the European Commission that would have allowed the creation of a single patent court. The decision sparked an angry response from the European Commission, the Union's executive body, as well as from trade groups including UNICE, which represents Europe's biggest firms."It is unacceptable for the E.U. to be lagging behind its competitors in the patents field," said Jerome Chauvin, UNICE's head of legal affairs in a telephone interview. "It's frustrating to see the member states of the E.U. putting the same excuses on the table each time."There have been numerous attempts to break the political deadlock in the debate on Europe's patent regime over the past 30 years. This time around the frustration is deeper because innovation and competitiveness are now supposed to be top political priorities, and no one disagrees that fixing the patent system is essential for improving Europe's ability to compete.As Europe continues to squabble over what languages a single European patent should be translated into, and whether or not a pan-European patent court would be better or worse than the 25 national patent courts in the member states, China is plowing massive investment into research and development and will this year outspend Japan, the world's second biggest investor in R&D, according to a report released this week by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)."In Europe politics is at odds with economic reality," said Francisco Mingorance, a European affairs expert with the trade group, the Business Software Alliance."All the indicators show that the E.U. could be made a better place if it solved the problem with its patent regime. The problem is that the message doesn't appear to register with entrenched politicians," he added.France and Spain were the main opponents of the Commission's plan to make the Union a signatory to the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA), a plan by the European Patent Office (EPO) to create one patent court to handle all patent litigation in the 31 member countries of the EPO.The French government opposes the move because the EPLA would be outside of E.U. jurisdiction and would therefore pose constitutional problems. It wants the E.U. to stick to its more ambitious, and difficult, aim of creating a single patent for all countries in the E.U..In September it came up with an alternative to the EPLA plan that involved creating a single patent court under E.U. law, thus avoiding signing up to a non-E.U. agreement.Other countries including Spain supported the French objection for differing reasons, including claims that the existing, fragmented system is cheaper for their local companies that mostly operate inside their home country.Finland, currently holder of the six-month rotating presidency of the E.U., has been criticized for pushing for an agreement before preparing member states. "This time 'round the mess was made by the Finnish presidency," Mingorance said.In their eagerness to claim credit for pushing the patents debate forward, the Finnish government "caught the Commission off guard and it failed to prepare other countries for the debate. They seem to have upset everybody," he added.Consequently on Monday, each national government turned up at the meeting in Brussels with their original fixed positions regarding patents still in place. "The Finns didn't expect France and Spain to object. You could call it political naivety," Mingorance said.Charlie McCreevy, the commissioner who has spent most of this year trying to break the patent deadlock, described the decision taken on Monday by government ministers as a setback, and France's alternative solution to patent litigation as ill-timed."The French proposal came in September. I'm not knocking new ideas and this one's interesting, but it's a pity I didn't hear about it before I started the consultation," he said in an interview Thursday at an intellectual property conference.A year ago McCreevy said he would make one final effort to solve the problem of the E.U.'s fragmented patent regime, launching a consultation with industry, academia and the legal profession. The consultation ended in July with a hearing in Brussels at which the idea of signing up to the EPLA agreement was debated thoroughly.The commissioner said that after the meeting of national government ministers on Monday he is "pessimistic" of making any meaningful progress in reforming the E.U.'s patent regime."I'm pessimistic because this EPLA idea was a genuine piece of lateral thinking to move the situation forward. I won't continue beating my head against a stone wall because it's not good for my head," he said.During his speech to roughly 500 lawyers and businessmen and women, he urged companies to lobby their national governments, to try to persuade them to compromise their long-standing entrenched positions regarding patents in Europe.He held out a small hope of moving forward in the first half of next year, when Germany takes over leadership of the E.U. "We'll revisit this under the German presidency and give people time to think," he said.


US Airways asks to scrap union accords, terminate costly pensions

WASHINGTON  - US Airways, taking punishing losses, asked a bankruptcy judge to let it scrap deals with three unions, terminate pensions with set payouts, and slash health benefits.


News Analysis: Syria stood firm under US, Israeli pressures

Syria stood firm under a new round of pressures from the United States and Israel, seeking to strengthen solidarity with the Arab countries while brushing aside Israeli military threats.


French Health Ministry warns about heavy cell phone use

France's Ministry of Health made a statement yesterday warning citizens not to use their cell phones too much, although actual data on specific health risks remains inconclusive.


Italian government's public offer of ENEL shares to run October 18-22

The Italian government's public offer of shares in electricity company ENEL will run from October 18-22, the economy and finance ministry said.


The parent firm of European planemaker Airbus confirms further delivery delays for its flagship A380 super-jumbo.


Probiotic supplements reduce the  infections suffered by long-distance runners, research finds.


Theater: A Coen Brother Scales Down to the Stage

Laughing in the face of the apocalypse and other pesky glitches is key to the three plays in Ethan Coenâs âAlmost an Evening.â


Italian authorities say they have discovered a conspiracy to kill a top anti-mafia politician


Capitals sign free agent Nylander to four-year deal

The Washington Capitals upgraded their offensive firepower by signing free agent center Michael Nylander to a four-year contract, the club said on Monday.


Actress Kate Winslet brought some British glamour to the Venice Film Festival at the premiere of her new movie Finding Neverland. The Titanic star arrived with co-star Johnny Depp, who plays the lead role in the biopic of Peter Pan author JM Barrie.


US Military Sees Its Tsunami Work Winding Down

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The U.S. military, a  leading force behind relief efforts in tsunami-hit nations,  said on Saturday it expected to end major work in Thailand and  Sri Lanka within two weeks but to stay longer in Indonesia.


Porn Star Hits It Big as Best-Selling Writer

She has two bodyguards, four dogs, a surgically enhanced double D-cup bust and an almost 600-page book on the best-seller list.


Users Bypass Copy Protection on Portable Napster

Users have found a way to skirt copy protection on Napster Inc.'s  portable music subscription service just days after its high-profile launch, potentially letting them make CDs with hundreds of thousands of songs for free.


Iraq's government submits a key bill on how to share the country's oil wealth to parliament, officials say.


SEOUL North Korea called President George W. Bush an imbecile and a tyrant who puts Hitler in the shade, unleashing a vituperative stream of insults on Monday that seemed to rule out any serious progress on nuclear disarmament talks before the American


A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback

Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have never faced a scrape quite like Tuesdayâs New Hampshire primary, when their would-be dynasty will be on the line.


Kerviel's losses said to be $3.2 billion in June 2007

Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed by Societe Generale for heavy losses, had a trading deficit of 2.2 billion euros ($3.2 billion) as early as June last year, an adviser to his lawyer told Paris Match.


Einstein's Warped View of Space Confirmed

Earth's spin warps space around the planet, according to a new study that confirms a key prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity.


Zapatero si dissocia da accordi "stile Libia

Non solo le generalitÃ  e la foto. Presto sui passaporti comunitari potrebbero fare la loro comparsa anche le impronte digitali. Resta solo da capire quando saranno rese obbligatorie. Ma sostanzialmente lâaccordo


Editor's Note: An audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden was posted Arabic Web sites Thursday. The voice on the tapes refers December 6 attack on the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.


Apple Inc. will own the Apple trademark but the Beatles Apple Corps can still use it. All you need is love, apparently. By the Associated Press.


With 62 Attacks, Sharks Make Presence Known

Shark! Sharks attacked 62 people without provocation last year, killing four of them, scientists at the University of Florida said yesterday.


The British prime minister and the leader of the opposition are both to sound the alarm over climate change.


Israel's Olmert delays prisoner release: officials

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert delayed a plan to release from prison scores of members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah movement, Israeli officials said on Saturday.


Free publicity for the hybrid Prius is priceless.


Microsoft to 'Bring it Home' again at E3 '07

Blog: At this year's E3, Microsoft will once again be providing E3 updates via their "Bringing it Home" campaign.


New Orleans tornado kills one, injures 19

One person was killed and at least 19 people were injured on Tuesday when a tornado swept through New Orleans neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.


Driverless cars which use lasers to avoid obstacles are being tried out in a Northamptonshire town.


Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for discovering a powerful way to turn off the effect of specific genes, opening a new avenue for disease treatment.


Reality TV Binge Leads to Higher Casualty Rate

Television networks are learning a harsh lesson in reality -- too many reality shows are a turn-off for viewers.


Strongest film scripts come from dive into unknown

LOS ANGELES  - On the surface, the behind-the-scenes intrigues of a corporate law firm hardly seem cinematic enough to justify a screenplay. But when "Michael Clayton" writer-director Tony Gilroy started digging around while researching 1997's "The Devil's Advocate," he was hooked.


Incontro dopo minacce a esponente Associazione marocchine


Pregnancy drugs sector under-developed, study finds

The pharmaceutical market is failing to conceive of new pregnancy medication, creating just three drug patents for maternal health in 28 years, British researchers said on Tuesday.


Bird flu official says 2-3 years' more work needed

Two or three years' hard work are still needed to ensure the world can cope with a pandemic that could affect millions of people, U.N. bird flu coordinator David Nabarro said on Wednesday.


Media & professional: Murdoch firm barred from showing football on Freeview, leaving path clear for rival to claim 11 million viewers.


Verizon Wireless Makes an Appeal to Rival's Subscribers

Cingular Wireless is under attack from its biggest rival, Verizon Wireless, which is trying to recapture the top spot in the cellphone industry.


Man's best friend helped save this tiny cat.


Iraq Troop Boost Erodes Readiness, General Says

Outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker said yesterday that the increase of 17,500 Army combat troops in Iraq represents only the "tip of the iceberg" and will potentially require thousands of additional support troops and trainers, as well as equipment -- further eroding the Army's readiness to respond to other world contingencies....


Michael Douglas returns to low-budget roots

Michael Douglas returns  to theaters on Friday in First Look Studios' limited release  "King of California." He plays Charlie, the bipolar father to  Evan Rachel Wood's Miranda, who decides that a hidden cache of  gold is buried under a Costco.


US Tally in Online-Crime Sweep: 150 Charged

The Justice Department announced Thursday that more than 150 people had been arrested, charged or convicted in the last three months in a wide-ranging sweep of criminal activity on the Internet.


Milano, 17:47 - CALCIO, MILAN: GILARDINO UNICA PUNTA, INZAGHI IN PANCHINA

Seduta di rifinitura per il Milan in vista del debutto in campionato contro il Genoa. Ha lavorato co...


Uccisi probabilmente da esalazioni gas residui alluminio


A 15-year-old girl is in hospital after an attack by two men with sticks in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set   to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting   growing calls from within his ruling Labour Party for a new   leader to revive its fortunes.


Pavarotti unconscious, family gathers: report

Luciano Pavarotti's health has deteriorated sharply and the 71-year-old tenor is at home, unconscious and suffering from kidney failure, a television station reported on Wednesday.


What looked to be a stinker of a series turned classic as quickly as David Ortiz turns on a waist-high, extra-inning fastball. A sprint turned into a double marathon.


News.com Extra: Global space congress looks to the future

Plus: '$100 laptop' for sale in North America. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


It's not so much the photos that trouble Miss New Jersey; it's the words that someone put with them.


Ne e' convinto l'ex imam rapito dalla Cia, stasera su Sky


Londra, 20:21 - CALCIO, BULGARO ALEXANDROV AL LIVERPOOL

Il centrocampista bulgaro Mihail Alexandrov è del Liverpool. Il 18enne talento del Cska Sofia...


The Caucus Blog: Clinton to Return All Hsu-Tainted Money

The presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will refund about $850,000 in contributions.


Britain's Brown to become foreign minister in deal with Blair: report

British finance minister Gordon Brown is to set aside his immediate ambitions of becoming prime minister by agreeing to premier Tony Blair's request that he take over the foreign affairs portfolio, a report said.


Steve Slaton was outstanding, as usual. No one, however, expected West Virginia's running game to be so Devine.


NASA asteroid probe launched from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spacecraft that could serve as a model for interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.


Microsoft bids $1.2 billion for Norway's Fast

Microsoft Corp  has bid 19 crowns  per share for Norwegian Internet search software firm Fast  Search & Transfer , valuing the company at about $1.2  billion, the companies said on Tuesday.


Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki imposes a curfew in Karbala after fierce fighting on Tuesday kills more than 50 people.


McClaren spikes up England mix with Barton call-up

Joey Barton, the Manchester City midfielder who has as much bite with his tongue as he does in the tackle, has won a first international call-up in England's squad to face Spain in a friendly at Old Trafford next week.


Mark D. Mason, a partner at nine-lawyer Cooley Shrair in Springfield, began a one-year term as president of the Massachusetts Bar Association last month. A specialist in commercial litigation, domestic law, mediation, and gay and lesbian legal affairs, he spoke with Globe reporter Sacha Pfeiffer.


He won Michigan by focusing on his business acumen and a promise to bring back jobs. Now he'll have to see how far he can carry that tune


Proposals are set to be unveiled to turn environmental offences over to the criminal courts across the EU.


Promising vaccine could cure common food allergies

First in mice, now in Rover, scientists have developed vaccines that reduced or eliminated allergic reactions to peanuts, milk and wheat, offering new hope for millions of people who suffer from food allergies.


Roger Clemens is ready to go on short rest tomorrow. The Astros don't need to rush him back. In a stellar pitching duel and defensive clinic last night, Houston beat the Cardinals, 3


Child hospital visits rise with pollution, Hong Kong study finds

The number of children admitted to hospital with breathing problems rises considerably as smog levels soar, a Hong Kong study has revealed, heightening concerns as the city's air quality deteriorates.


Torino, 19:18 - CALCIO, JUVE-DEL PIERO: GIOVEDI' L'INCONTRO PER IL CONTRATTO

Del Piero-Juve, l'incontro per il rinnovo del contratto è in arrivo.  I suoi procuratori inco...


Iranian Nobel Peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi is summoned before  a Revolutionary Court in Tehran.


Dead Litter Streets, Indonesia Toll May Hit 25,000

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Dead bodies littered the  streets of this provincial capital in northern Indonesia on  Tuesday as fears rose the country's death toll from Sunday's  earthquake and tsunami would exceed 25,000.


Finnish teenagers come top again in school skills

Finland has kept its place at the top of a survey measuring teenagers' educational skills, with schools in some Asian countries also among the best performers.


Slim only in name A Mexican telecoms tycoon has dethroned Bill Gates as the World's richest man.â¦


Sometime in mid-December, as the winter winds howled across the snow-dusted hills of Pakistan's inhospitable border regions, 40 men representing Taliban groups all across Pakistan's northwest frontier came together to unify under a single banner and to choose a leader.


Sony to Sell Its PlayStation Chip-Making Unit

The electronics giant plans to sell its operations for making microchips used in its PlayStation game console to Toshiba, pulling back from the heavy investment needed.


In late June, the U.S. Senate passed an energy bill that would raise gas mileage standards for the first time in 20 years and fund research on alternative energy sources.


Actress Kate Winslet brought some British glamour to the Venice Film Festival at the premiere of her new movie Finding Neverland. The Titanic star arrived with co-star Johnny Depp, who plays the lead role in the biopic of Peter Pan author JM Barrie.


Vienna, 20:49 - CALCIO, AUSTRIA: VINCE IL SALISBURGO DI TRAPATTONI

Successo per il Salisburgo di Trapattoni nella 23/a giornata del campionato austriaco. 1-0 il finale...


About 10,000 Bhutanese refugees demonstrated Wednesday at the India-Nepal border, where a day earlier Indian troops had opened fire, killing one refugee, officials said.


Checks to clear faster than they can float soon

Under new federal legislation called the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, also called Check 21, the time taken for checks to clear will be much quicker than in the past.


Four government auditors who monitor leases for oil and gas on federal property charge the Interior Department suppressed their efforts to recover millions of dollars from companies they said cheated the government, according to a published report.


Second Life site reports security breach

Second Life, a three-dimensional virtual world for entrepreneurs, is asking its 660,000 members to change passwords after a security breach may have exposed users' confidential data, including credit card numbers and passwords.


Dell Recalls Millions of Potentially Faulty Notebook Adapters

Dell has announced a massive recall of notebook computer power adapters, saying the components -- made by a company whose products caused a similar recall last month by IBM -- could overheat and spark fires or electrical shock.


Muslims Give Kerry Qualified Endorsement

Major American Muslim groups gave what they called a "qualified endorsement" Thursday to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, urging Muslims to vote for him while calling his platform on civil rights inadequate.


A federal agency found probable cause to believe a hostile work environment existed at Madison Square Garden, where a former Knicks executive claims she was sexually harassed by New York coach Isiah Thomas.


Italian producers began shooting a television film about the life of Pope John Paul II in southern Poland, where the pontiff grew up and began his church career.


Iran Confirms Decision to Suspend Uranium Enrichment Activities

An Iranian official has confirmed his country will briefly suspend uranium enrichment and related activities during negotiations with European countries over Iran's nuclear program.


The Claim: Fetal Heart Rate Can Predict the Babyâs Sex

Is there any connection between a unborn babyâs gender and the rate of the fetal heartbeat?


Crude oil futures in New York, after passing US$49 a barrel, may rise further next week on increasing concern that shipments will be curtailed just as demand accelerates, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed.


Afghan officials say three United Nations workers kidnapped on Oct. 28th in Kabul were freed late Monday in Kabul. The hostages were released late Monday and are in good condition, three Afghan officials


Chirac belittles Iran bomb threat, then retracts: IHT

French President Jacques Chirac told reporters an Iran that possessed one or two nuclear weapons would not pose much of a danger and then retracted many of his comments, the International Herald Tribune said on Thursday.


Neither Presidential candidate talks much about the courts. But whoever wins will have a chance to profoundly shape the judicial system


Sites help online shoppers crack the code to savings

The average shopper will spend $527 on back-to-school merchandise this year, according to the National Retail Federation.


Japan mad cow panel sets stage to ease US beef ban

A panel of experts on Monday compiled a report on mad cow disease that paves the way for Japan to drop its current policy to test all cattle, setting the stage for a possible easing of a ban on US beef imports.


Russian authorities plan to merge gas and oil producers

Moscow - Russia plans to combine Gazprom, the world's biggest natural gas producer, with state-owned oil producer Rosneft, easing rules for trading Gazprom shares and creating a company that may dominate the country's energy industry.


As expected, sleep didn't arrive easily for Jonathan Papelbon Friday night. When you earn your salary on the potency of your powerful right arm, a good night's rest is hardly a guarantee when your shoulder is, as he put it yesterday, ``thumping."


House Republicans say legislation they introduced Friday will make America safer by including the Sept. 11 commission's suggestions to improve intelligence, immigration and national security.


Amid intermittent clashes in Najaf, talks to end a standoff between US-led forces and militiaman loyal to Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr appear to stall.


PM hopeful Brown denies charges of 'cronyism'

Aides to Gordon Brown, who is expected to succeed Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister within months, has denied accusations that he showed "cronyism" toward a policy research institute.


Three Americans Die in Crash on Syria-Lebanon Border

CHTAURA, Lebanon  - Three U.S. nationals, a woman  and two children, were among eight people killed in a traffic  accident on the Lebanese-Syrian border Sunday, Lebanese police  sources said.


Los Angeles Suburb Residents Sue to Stop Wal-Mart

Residents of a Los Angeles suburb  are suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and their city government in a  bid to stop the world's largest retailer from opening a store  in their area.


Burundi truce holds but rebels need to gather: army

Burundi's last rebel fighters are   respecting a ceasefire with the government, but the central   African nation needs to move quickly to demobilize and   integrate them for lasting stability, an army spokesman said on   Monday.


The company reported profit of $5.83 billion for the year as demand for its upscale sedans and SUVs led to a surge in sales.


Dutch chemical firm Basell to acquire Lyondell.


Strong quake rocks Philippine capital, plunging areas into darkness

A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale shook the Philippine capital and nearby areas, knocking out power in some communities and driving frightened residents outdoors, officials said.


Police investigate the rape of a 26-year-old woman at a hotel where Manchester United footballers were having a party.


Homegrown Satellite Radio Software Draws XM Fire

Catching Blondie's reunion tour broadcast at 4 a.m. wasn't an option for XM satellite radio subscriber and single father Scott MacLean.


Since most people using the MSN Spaces service are are just getting their weblogs up and running, it's not easy to tell what a full-fledged blog on the site will look like.


A jury at the High Court in Glasgow finds a  father guilty of shaking his eight-month-old baby daughter to death.


Kerry Asks Campaign Workers to Help Charley Victims

HOOD RIVER, Ore.  - Democrat John Kerry on  Saturday asked his presidential campaign workers in Florida to  help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Charley, but said he  had no immediate plans to visit the devastated communities.


NEW DELHI: When PV Narasimha Rao became the Prime Minister on June 21, 1991, India was broke. Breakneck growth funded by overseas money with an unrealistically high rupee peg put enormous strain on foreign exchange reserves.


Russia's President Putin appoints nationalist Dmitry Rogozin as Russia's new ambassador to Nato.


Gates gives $500 million to Global AIDS, TB fund

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  said on Wednesday it was giving $500 million to the Global Fund  to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, by far its biggest grant to the  fund, which says it sorely lacks cash.


For London's New Super-Rich, No Whim Need Go Unfulfilled

LONDON -- They call themselves "the haves and the have yachts": rich London bankers and traders who drop tens of thousands of dollars for an evening of cocktails and hire "personal concierges" to get their girlfriends dresses like those worn by movie stars.


(InfoWorld) - IBM Corp. and Lawson Software Inc. are expanding their existing relationship to jointly target small and midsize business (SMB) users, initially in North America and three specific industries. All applications vendors, including Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and SAP AG, see the SMB market as a huge source of future revenue and each company is coming up with ways to hone in on that sector which, unlike the enterprise applications space, lacks clear market leaders. Under an agreement announced Thursday, IBM will be able to resell Lawson's S3 and M3 applications in North America, and will be involved in the development of the software for users in the financial services, fashion and food and beverage industries. Lawson will collaborate with consultants from IBM Global Business Services and the vendor's hardware, software and sales staff to come up with ways to solve business and technology issues specific to those vertical sectors. The agreement builds on an existing relationship between the two firms centered around helping users adopt SOA (service-oriented architecture). "This has been a long time coming," said Harry Debes, president and CEO of Lawson. "We've been talking for IBM for almost a year." Despite adding additional sales staff at a rate of 50 to 60 hires planned for this year, Lawson found itself unable to go after as many SMB users as it would like. "The IBM relationship will dramatically increase our reach," he added. Like IBM, Lawson defines SMB users as companies with annual revenues of between US$100 million and several billion dollars. IBM has previously resold Lawson software outside North America, notably the M3 applications Lawson gained from its 2006 $480 million purchase of Intentia, but on a very ad hoc basis, according to Debes. "There was no formal agreement around it," he said. "We've crafted this agreement so it could become the basis of a global agreement." The plan is to see how the relationship with IBM works in North America over the course of the next 12 months and then determine whether to widen its scope to other countries and other industries. "We wanted to walk before we can run," Debes said. He reassured Lawson's resellers elsewhere in the world that any future moves within IBM would take place taking into account existing partnerships. "At the same time, we don't want to become overly dependent on one channel for revenue," he added. The other industry sectors Lawson focuses on are health care, retail, government and education, manufacturing, wholesale distribution and service and rental. IBM and Lawson already have around 3,000 joint customers, but Debes said, "There wasn't very much togetherness" about how those sales were achieved. He's hopeful the new formalized relationship will result in significant new business for Lawson. Debes isn't worried about the continued speculation that IBM might re-enter the applications market, which it quit in 1999. "It doesn't keep me up at night," he said. "I firmly believe they will be in the apps space. They're not pretending to be in the ERP space, they already are." He pointed to IBM Italy's recent acquisition of several ERP companies. "They're smack dab in the middle of the ERP market. It's not a question of if, it's a question of when," he added. "If theyâre wise, theyâll look to do partnerships with Lawson, if theyâre foolish, theyâll do SMB partnerships with SAP." Â


A suspected member of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime appeared Friday before a military review tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to determine whether he was being properly held as an enemy combatant, an official said.


Music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant will now be teaching music as


Sette i provvedimenti  partiti dalla Procura emilianaTra i destinatari anche l'ex capo meccanico Ferrari, Nigel Stepney                                            Modena, avviso di garanzia a Ron Dennis per la "spy story" della Formula 1


OPEC decides to keep output ceiling stable: Qatari minister

OPEC ministers decided after a meeting to keep the cartel's official output ceiling at 28.0 million barrels of oil per day, Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah said.


Just about the last place Mariano Aguirre wanted to be Sunday was Macy's in Herald Square. But the Washington Heights resident knew he had little choice but to brave the busy aisles.


A suicide bomber kills five people, including two British soldiers, on a main road in Kabul, Afghan police say.


Creators of Spoof VW Bomber Advert Come Clean

The creators of a hoax advertisement for Volkswagen AG's Polo car that has circulated on the Internet have apologized and promised not to repeat it, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Monday.


Scientists believe they could be a step closer to solving the mystery of how the first birds took to the air.


Los Angeles-based music downloading service Napster has partnered with another company to sell mobile phone ringtones, ITObserver.


TUNCELI, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Saturday in a new cross-border offensive, the General Staff said.


Spansion sharpens focus on China, signs deal with SMIC

Flash memory chip maker Spansion has sharpened its focus on China, revamping management in the Asia Pacific region and striking a deal to farm out some chip production to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC).Spansion, originally a joint venture between Advanced Micro Devices and Fujitsu before it went public, provides NOR flash memory and its own MirrorBit flash chips to the mobile phone market.The changes in management structure and the SMIC deal are designed to boost Spansion's sales in China's mobile phone and consumer electronics markets. The management changes include the creation of a new position, president for the Greater China area, which usually includes China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.Several multinationals have increased their focus on China's mobile phone market in recent years. Research In Motion said Tuesday its popular BlackBerry handsets will soon be sold in China, an announcement that sent its stock soaring 9.8 percent on the Nasdaq Stock Market to $124.53 per share, despite the fact that most Chinese buy low-cost mobile phones.Last month, Hewlett-Packard, the biggest PC vendor, said it won a license from the Chinese government to sell more smartphone models in the country. It's currently allowed to sell only one smartphone, the hp6515 iPaq.The companies are being lured by China's rapid growth. It boasted 516 million mobile phone subscribers at the end of August, according to the Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China. The world's largest mobile phone company, China Mobile Communications, counted 350 million subscribers at of the end of September. No other country comes close to those numbers.The U.S. mobile population is at around 246 million, according to the CTIA, while India, which has a population nearly as big as China's, had 209 million mobile phone users as of the end of September, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.Spansion's new Greater China president, Gary Wang, will work with customers, government officials and partners to focus Spansion's business strategies to the requirements of the China market, the company said.Spansion had 2006 full-year sales of $2.6 billion.The agreement with SMIC will allow Spansion to have its MirrorBit flash memory products produced on 12-inch silicon wafers in China, which help reduce costs. The companies expect the deal to help Spansion sell flash chips to Chinese consumer electronics manufacturers.Spansion began outsourcing production of some of its chips to SMIC's rival, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) last year, but TSMC does not offer production on 12-inch wafers in China. Taiwanese investment regulations prohibit TSMC from producing chips on 12-inch wafers in China. Spansion will continue to contract some manufacturing to TSMC.SMIC will also be able to manufacture and sell MirrorBit Quad chip products to certain markets in China, according to a memorandum of understanding, Spansion said.REFERENCES:HP wins license to sell more smartphones in China, Sep. 13, 2007First BlackBerry comes to China, with Alcatel-Lucent's help, Oct. 24, 2007


Since a Nobel-winning discovery, cosmology has gotten more complicated.


Mass. bill would make retailers pay for data leaks

Massachusetts lawmakers are about to  consider a bill that would require retailers to pay for losses  when hackers and thieves breach their security systems to steal  consumers' credit card and other financial information, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Two suicide car bombings Saturday killed at least 20 Iraqi police officers and National guardsmen. And, a mortar attack in central Baghdad killed at least two civilians.


Death toll in Egypt building collapse rises to 11

The death toll from the collapse of a 12-storey residential building in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria rose to 11 on Tuesday after authorities dug six more bodies out of the ruins, security sources said.


Health Tip:  A Shingles Source of Chickenpox

(HealthDayNews) -- Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the chickenpox virus that remains dormant in people who had the virus as children or young adults.


Tocchet Returns to the Coyotes After Serving a 2-Year Suspension

Rick Tocchet spent nearly 3,000 minutes in the penalty box during a 17-year career as a hard-nosed, high-scoring N.H.L. forward. On Thursday, he will return from the toughest penalty of his career Â a two-year suspension imposed by the league for his involvement in a New Jersey betting ring.


Paula Radcliffe gives the reasons behind her heartbreak at the Athens Olympics.


The brain can learn to see in later life even if it has been deprived of visual input early on, work with blind children suggests.


Summary: Olive Oil May Boost Heart Health

Nov 1, 2004 - EATING RIGHT: Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government said Monday.


Abbott Laboratoriesâ Profit Jumps More Than 61 Percent

The medical device and drug maker credited strong sales of its migraine and Crohnâs disease treatments.


Sri Lanka faces a substantial economic blow from the Indian Ocean tsunami, the International Monetary Fund says.


Gordon Brown tells the Labour conference that education must be "accessible to all, personal to all".


Russia's Cabinet approved the worldwide Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for implementation of the long-delayed United Nations pact.


Bargain hunting is sending stock prices higher even as oil futures top 50 dollars per barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today's early going.


Terror fears hang over Australian election

A former US presidential adviser has warned Australia is at increased risk of a Spanish-style attack ahead of the October 9 election, citing the opposition's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq.


After Trailing Late by 13, UConn Rallies Past DePaul

Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocked shots and No. 13 Connecticut rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat DePaul, 65-60, Tuesday night.


United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit Friday to Afghanistan, where he met with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of NATO troops.


Early Growth Patterns Influence Breast Cancer Risk

Confirming previous research, the results of a population-based Danish study show that a high birth weight is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer later in life.


Caminiti heads back to court for alleged probation violation

Former NL MVP Ken Caminiti was arrested and spent the weekend in jail in Houston because of an alleged positive drug test that would be a violation of his probation for cocaine possession.


Domani a Londra il firmera' il contratto fino al 2010


Scottish & Newcastle brewer snubs new takeover bid

Scottish and Newcastle said Thursday it has rejected an improved bid from Danish group Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken that was worth about 7.6 billion pounds (10.1 billion euros, 14.8 billion dollars).


EU officials are in Libya to try to resolve the case of medics sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV.


A European rocket carrying two British and Indian satellites was successfully launched Sunday from South America after a one-day delay due to a technical glitch.


Brian Lawrence escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and allowed just four hits the rest of the way Wednesday night, pitching the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 victory over the slumping New York Mets.


David Hanson has two little Zenos to care for these days.


Prodi 'ok da sindacati'.Damiano 'testo chiuso,non si emenda'


Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is expected to pay an official ...

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is expected to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan in 2005, according to the Italian ambassador in Baku Margherita Costa.


Cuba severed diplomatic ties with Panama on Thursday, retaliating within hours for the president's pardoning four Cuban Ã©migrÃ©s accused of trying to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro.


US and Iraqi forces have launched a major ground offensive in the rebel-held districts of Fallujah. Backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages, US troops moved through a number of neighbourhoods early Tuesday morning.


Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could be convicted of corruption with judges in his five-year trial considering their verdict.


Un nuovo scandalo per il nipote della regina ElisabettaIl Sun lo fotografa a party privato e titola 'Hitler Youth'                                                  Il principe Harry va a una festa in uniforme nazista, poi si scusa                                                                                L'incidente a due settimane dall'Holocaust Memorial Day


Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said.


College Basketball: NC State Beats Duke 86-74

RALEIGH, N.C. (Sports Network) - Shelden Williams scored 22  points and Daniel Ewing added 17, as fifth-ranked Duke remained  unbeaten with an 86-74 victory over North Carolina State at the  RBC Center.


Handset maker Nokia unveiled on Wednesday a slimmer version of its Communicator in hopes of luring women and less-techie businesspeople.


Chemical Plant Gas Blast Injures 23 in Central China City

Chemical plant gas blast injures 23 in central China city    YICHANG, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 23 people were injured in gas explosion at a chemical plant in central China's Hubei Province Monday evening.   The blast occurred at around 8:38 p.m.


A snooker player is charged with sexual assault at an address in east London.


Pacific Hydro Appoints Advisers for Possible Sale

Pacific Hydro Ltd., Australia's biggest listed renewable energy company, hired advisers after receiving approaches that may lead to a takeover.


Riding on the success of a nine-month-old revamped marketing campaign, Hewlett-Packard is set to drop the big bucks on the year's largest advertising venue: Super Bowl XLI.  The PC maker, based in Palo Alto, Calif., expects to announce on Jan.


Sport: Sir Alex Ferguson describes Old Trafford atmosphere as like a 'funeral' after 1-0 Birmingham win


Napoli, 16:31 - NUOTO, MONDIALI FONDO: MAURER VINCE 25 KM FEMMINILE

La tedesca Angela Maurer ha vinto la 25 km di fondo dei mondiali in corso a Napoli. La Maurer ha pre...


Venezuelan Link to NonprofitÂs Ads Draws Some Conservative Criticism

The non-profit, the Citizens Energy Corporation, supplies low-income U.S. households with oil provided by Citgo, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company.


IETF deals setback to Microsoft antispam effort

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - An antispam technology proposed by Microsoft Corp. as a standard way of identifying the senders of e-mail messages suffered a blow last week when a group within the


Three French nationals shot dead in Saudi Arabia

Three French expatriates working in Saudi Arabia were shot dead during a desert trip on Monday in what appeared to be the first militant attack on foreigners in three years.


Rival deputies in Mexico's Congress come to blows, days ahead of President-elect Calderon's inauguration.


Engineering group WS Atkins reports a 9% rise in profits but admits it is losing money on its London tube contract.


President Bush is mapping out defense strategy with his top defense advisers as U.S. deaths in Iraq inch toward 1,000 and the election campaign focuses intently on he and Democrat John Kerry's credentials for keeping the nation safe.


Highlights from Gadget Lab's reviews of  the latest tech on offer include the Mu SL Folding Bike.


NATO: 2 reporters missing in Afghanistan

German authorities have informed NATO-led troops in Afghanistan that two journalists may have been kidnapped in the country's volatile south, NATO's spokesman said Tuesday.


WATERTOWN, N.Y. - A woman who claims she was used as unknowing bait to catch a man taking photographs up women's skirts is suing retailer T.J. Maxx.


Fred Taylor slipped through the defensive line, cut right and gained 76 yards before Jason David caught up and made a touchdown-saving tackle.


Nelly's Twin Releases Showcase Two Styles

Make no mistake about it: Nelly is not releasing a double album like his fellow hip-hoppers OutKast and Jay-Z.


Madonna, Gucci aid Malawi orphans amid controversy

Pop star Madonna hosted a  celebrity-studded event on Wednesday on the lawns of the United  Nations to aid Malawi orphans, the U.N. Children's Fund  (UNICEF) and -- controversially -- to inaugurate a new Gucci  store.


Dodd chides Clinton's health care policy

Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd on Thursday criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's rollout of her health care plan, saying she had mismanaged her effort to reshape the system as first lady, resulting in a major policy debacle.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over...


Chancellor to scrap elements of a new tax on high-earning foreign workers


Guardia giurata spara a rapinatori a Giugliano, nel Napoletano


Paris Fashions Cater to Women's Many Moods

Paris designers pulled out the stops as  the spring-summer ready-to-wear shows headed into their final  stretch, presenting outfits fit for socialites, fashion victims  and working mothers. Valentino specializes in what could be  called the Liz Hurley school of dressing, and he devoted the  bulk of his collection on Sunday to luxurious daywear for  ladies-who-lunch.


Charles Hayward, a former top executive with The Daily Racing Form and Little Brown Publishing, was named yesterday to the top management position at the troubled New York Racing Association.


Iraq Militants Leave Shrine in Peace Deal

NAJAF, Iraq - Militants filed out of the Imam Ali Shrine, closed the doors behind them and turned over the keys to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Friday, symbolizing their acceptance of a peace deal to end three weeks of devastating fighting in this holy city.    By Friday afternoon, dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen surrounded the shrine compound - many kissing its doors and weeping - as the government began to re-establish control over the Old City of Najaf...


British troops getting ready to head to an area near Baghdad are "relieved" a decision has now been made.


A military investigation has concluded that the Air Force's top lawyer engaged in improper relationships with more than a dozen women over the last decade, two Defense Department officials familiar with the findings said.


Sanyo to build solar battery plant in Hungary

Sanyo Electric Co. said Monday it will build a solar battery plant in Hungary with production to start next June for supply to European markets.


Russian music store AllofMP3, which has long been under scrutiny by U.S. and European regulators for selling music without paying any royalties to artists, called out European music industry group IFPI Thursday, claiming the service is legal and a recently publicized raid was made up "sensational news."


Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych resigns but refuses to admit defeat in the presidential election.


BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- FDA has recommended on Thursday that doctors and users are cautious to use the controversial painkillers -- Pfizer Inc.


Fired transsexual not picked for new job

Steve Stanton was fired as city manager in Largo two months ago after announcing his plans to become Susan Stanton. On Wednesday, Stanton, wearing a white skirt, pumps and makeup, applied for the top job in this cosmopolitan tourist town, and was turned down.


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Anti-Bush Protestors Heckle Broadway Theatergoers

Dozens of demonstrators heckled and jeered Broadway theatergoers on Sunday, seeking confrontations with Republican delegates who arrived in New York City to back President Bush's reelection bid.


August jobs cut by 4,000, first drop in 4yrs

Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first time in four years that monthly hiring contracted, the government said on Friday in a report certain to boost pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to cut interest rates.


E' stata spedita alla donna che Ã¨ rinchiusa nel carcere di ComoL'ha aperta da un agente penitenziario che Ã¨ finito all'ospedale                                          Una busta piena di polvere irritante per Angela Bazzi, l'assassina di Erba


CBS stands by challenged documents on Bush

WASHINGTON -- CBS News acknowledges memos it received about President Bush's service in the Air National Guard are difficult to definitively authenticate, but says they came from "solid sources.


Sports Briefing | Marathon: Top Runners Enter Trials

Meb Keflezighi and Alan Culpepper have entered the United States Olympic team trials that will be held Nov. 3 in Central Park. Dan Browne will also try for a spot on the American squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, USA Track & Field and the New York Road Runners said yesterday. Keflezighi won a silver medal in the marathon at the Athens Games, and Culpepper finished 12th. Browne competed in the 10,000 meters and the marathon in Athens.


E-series expands Under fire from financial analysts for the tepid performance of its Enterprise group, Nokia is set to add two new products to its business range and revamp its hit communicator, the E61.â¦


Doctors in the Netherlands call for new laws allowing the mercy killing of newborn babies under certain conditions.


Gunmen attack Iraqi ministry in central Baghdad

Guerrilla fighters attacked an Iraqi ministry in central Baghdad on Thursday with mortars and machineguns in one of the most dramatic shows of force by militant groups in the capital since the U.S. invasion in 2003.


iPhone sellers open doors, greeted by cheers

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone expected to reshape the mobile industry.


Coach expected to return for practice Wednesday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville coach Rick Pitino planned to leave for New York on Tuesday to attend a private funeral service for his mother, Charlotte Pitino.


Chris Cagle was cited for misdemeanor assault after allegedly punching a fan's boyfriend in the face.


BEDOUIN TRIBESMAN LINKED TO EGYPTIAN BOMBINGS

A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to Egyptian investigators of supplying the explosives used in three explosions last Thursday night, targeting holidaying Israelis across the Sinai peninsula.


Blue-chip shares have retreated from 28-month highs, with insurer Royal & Sun Alliance leading the losers as investors baulk at the potential for further adverse claims from its US business and a rating downgrade.


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Russia hits back over U.S. spy chief's charge

Russia on Thursday said a top U.S.  intelligence official was harboring "outdated assumptions"  about Moscow by accusing it of backtracking on democracy.


On a mission to cure the disease that claimed his wife 21 years ago, business guru Lee Iacocca is urging ordinary Americans to each donate a few bucks to back promising juvenile diabetes research in Boston.


Pixar Animation Studios Inc.  PIXR.O on Thursday reported that third-quarter profit rose 70  percent in the quarter before the release of its new hit, "The  Incredibles."


Knifeman held at Blair's London residence

An intruder armed with a knife was  arrested on Monday after scaling a wall and getting into a  secure area of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's official  London residence, police said.


These are strange days to follow the Celtics as emotions and optimism fluctuate quarter to quarter.


FBI chief pleased with Beijing Games security

The head of the FBI said on Wednesday he expects Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games to be "secure and safe" while offering China help against potential threats.


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Satellite System to Track Lost Dementia Patients

The families of elderly dementia victims are being given peace of mind by a satellite tracking system. Sufferers in a trial project have been given a special


[TS] Sports of The Times: For Davydenko, a New Kind of Grind

Gambling irregularities that surfaced involving a match Nikolay Davydenko played this summer has put him in the middle of an investigation by the Association of Tennis Professionals.


Imre Kertesz, a Hungarian who survived Auschwitz as a teenager, won the Nobel Prize in literature today for writing that "upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of ...


Father pleads for help to catch killer of 14-year-old girl

The father of a pregnant 14-year-old whose body was found in a graveyard has pleaded for help in catching the killer. Amy Williams's body was discovered in St Michael's


Gap November same-store sales drop 8 percent

Gap Inc.  said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year fell 8 percent in November, below analysts' average forecast, as fewer customers visited its stores even during the kick-off to the busy holiday season.


U.S. Launches Offensive in Samarra, CNN Reports

U.S. forces accompanied by the Iraqi  national guard launched a major offensive against insurgents in  the northern Iraqi city of Samarra Thursday, CNN reported.


BOMBAY, India - The owner of a restaurant named after Adolf Hitler said Thursday he will change its name because it angered so many people. Puneet Sablok said he would remove Hitler's name and the Nazi swastika from billboards and the menu.


"Because we can't forecast crises or events like the stock market crash in 1987 or 9/11, we must be prepared and capable of absorbing shocks"  Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday that U.S. interest rates are low, but that rates are low all over the world. via Scotsman.com


A man who suffered a severe head injury which caused sexual problems in his marriage wins Â£3m.


Miami Reluctantly Plays Preseason Finale

The Miami Dolphins reluctantly played their exhibition game at New Orleans on Friday, not wanting to leave their families, friends and homes as Hurricane Frances neared the eastern coast of Florida.


Italy may not seek CIA case extraditions

The Italian government is signaling it will not press Washington for the extradition of 26 Americans -- mostly CIA agents -- who were indicted in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, according ...Comment


Maker of Miller Beer Says Earnings Are Up 28%

SABMiller, the brewing company, said Thursday that its first-half profits rose 28 percent compared with the first half of the previous year.


Professionally, I've learnt to say no: Vidya Balan

Last year was not so fruitful for Vidya Balan but the actress says professionally she has come a long way and has learnt to voice her opinion confidently.


An independent Palestinian state could be established within four years, President George W Bush says.


The start of school can also mean the start of head lice season. Now there is a new approach: a lotion that suffocates the bugs. According to a study by Dr.


Funny Cide will race no more. The popular 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was retired Friday, nine days after winning at a small track in upstate New York with a near-record crowd cheering him on with every stride.


Karl Rove's Republicans swerve right on the way to the middle

t looked like Karl Rove was going to get away with it: presenting a nominating convention the press would call "moderate." The Times reported the opening morning how the "party seeks to pivot


Be it on the television, the radio, books, newspapers or the Internet, Bill O'Reilly has been synonymous with hard-hitting and uncompromising reporting and analyses.


A small passenger jet crashed Monday during approach to Hobby Airport in Houston, fire officials said. The Gulfstream jet crashed near a tollway, closing the highway in both directions, the Houston Chronicle reported.


Actor Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador for a bewildering variety of products and campaigns. But today's announcement is the most special yet.


A mystery chemical isolated from the  sweat of young women seems to act as a romance booster for  their older counterparts.


Forbes says NHL losses don't add up, but league sees cheap shot

NEW YORK -- The NHL suffered less than half the losses it has claimed the past two years, according to a report in Forbes Magazine.


Who is a really unique leader for Palestine?

A top Palestinian official said Saturday he would dismantle an elite security unit accused of abuse and corruption in a first step toward overhauling the tangled network of Palestinian security forces.


Latest bin Laden message aimed at Saudis

Osama bin Laden's latest message, his first directed specifically at Saudis in years, has been widely seen as an attempt to show he is still a player in his homeland


A S. Prisco la cerimonia per Vincenzo Cardella, morto dopo 4 giornidi agonia. In chiesa anche la collega Pamela Rendina: "Un grande amico"                                            Addio all'alpino ferito a Kabul Folla e applausi ai funerali


Sometime this year, Vijay Singh will reflect on a season that he never imagined possible. The eight PGA Tour victories. Another major championship. The chance to become golf's first $10 million man.


Nearly half of the flights in Brazil were delayed Wednesday because of ongoing protest by air traffic controllers, a day after an air force commander said travelers planning Christmas trips didn't have to worry.


Letterman and Writers Guild Reach Agreement

The agreement will allow the late-night star to resume his show on CBS starting Wednesday with his team of writers on board, even as the writersâ strike continues.


Single Genetic Defect Links Many Risk Factors for Heart Disease ...

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a single change in a person's DNA can contribute to a range of life-shortening risk factors, including


Palermo, 13:28 - CALCIO, PALERMO: LUNEDI' PRESENTAZIONE MATUSIAK

Il Palermo presenterà lunedÃ¬ prossimo alle 12 il polacco Radoslaw Matusiak. L'appuntamento &e...


By DAVE SKRETTA  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Firefighters doused the last flames and watched for hot spots Thursday at a chemical distribution plant that was devastated by fire a day before.


Indian food writer adds spice to Western palates

UBUD, Indonesia  - At one time, only Indians swore by her cookbooks.


Amelie Mauresmo from France returns the ball to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their semifinal match at the Generali Ladies, WTA tennis tournament in Linz, Austria on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.


Rainfall Floods Texas Towns, Killing 4 People

Torrential overnight rainfall flooded several towns in North Texas, killing four people and stranding people and their pets on the roofs of their homes awaiting rescue.


US House clears $427.6 billion for Pentagon

The U.S. House of Representatives  overwhelmingly passed a $427.6 billion Pentagon funding bill on  Tuesday after rejecting a bid by Democrats to force the Bush  administration to get court orders for its domestic  surveillance program.


Police swept the Pakistani capital on Saturday to arrest the leaders of opposition parties vowing to obstruct President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's re-election bid, officials said.


Hector Lavoe served as both an inspiration and a warning to Marc Anthony.


Age no barrier to anorexia, illness afflicts children

Marg Oaten's daughter was a happy, healthy girl who loved table tennis and drama until at the age of 10 she developed anorexia. Twelve years on she is still fighting the illness, which almost killed her.


Report: Israel to Let Arafat Get Treatment

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat attends a PLO executive committee meeting at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah in this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004 file photo.


Music and fashion fuse at New York fashion shows

Under tents in Manhattan's Bryant  Park, disc jockey Javier Peral is mixing beats for an exclusive  New York gathering, but sweaty hipsters won't be dancing to his  soundtrack.


Florida Residents Urged to Flee Hurricane

About three-quarters of a million residents of Florida's east coast were urged to evacuate — again — as Hurricane Jeanne churned westward Friday and threatened to become the fourth hurricane to pound the state in the last six weeks.


The much-anticipated merger between Sirius and XM gets the green light. Plus: <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/02/


Il presidente della Regione Sicilia condannato a 5 anni


People in the News: Did she do it again or is it a big oops?

For those who care, Britney Spears and (sigh) husband Kevin Federline reportedly spent their 48-hour honeymoon locked up in their hotel room trying to make babies.


Relaxed Rockies lay in wait for AL champions

Veteran Todd Helton is enjoying the Colorado Rockies' long layoff before returning to the diamond next Wednesday to begin the World Series against the American League champions.


The U.S. trade deficit hit a record $68 billion in July as surging global oil prices pushed America's foreign oil bill to the highest level in history.


Head of a technology industry trade group that encouraged aggressive legal action against Microsoft for antitrust violations for years received nearly $10M as part of a settlement with the software giant.


Poland will cut its troops in Iraq early next year and won't stay in the country "an hour longer" than needed, the country's prime minister said Friday.


Roma, 18:23 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: BASTA MERCATO, PIU' IMPORTANTE GIOCARE

"Non definirei il Genoa una sorpresa perchÃ© dispone di un buon allenatore, ottimi giocatori e pratic...


Russia probes the mysterious death of a journalist who covered military space technology for a major daily.


Retailers drive up Nikkei; dollar dawdles

Japan's main stock index rose to a  near-seven year high on Monday on signs of a big department  store merger, and the dollar idled around multi-week lows amid  expectations the U.S. may cut interest rates this year.


Movimento propone collaborazione per impedire guerra


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Weekend counting shows interim President Hamid Karzai is well ahead of his rivals and on course to become Afghanistan's first popularly elected leader.


Villa deny Bolton winning start to Megson era

A Luke Moore equaliser denied Bolton a winning start to life under new manager Gary Megson and earned Aston Villa a point after a 1-1 draw at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday.


A lineup makeover designed to produce more runs and wins next season looked more hopeful than fulfilled Monday evening, when the Mariners ended the Winter Meetings without a visible home run trot.


Without Owens, Philly will feel the pressure

This will be the most important month of Andy Reid's six-year tenure in Philadelphia. Reid has that long to figure out how to compensate for the loss of receiver Terrell Owens, who suffered a high ankle sprain


Myanmar junta admits used tear gas, warning shots

Myanmar's military junta said on Wednesday it had used tear gas and fired warning shots to disperse a crowd of 1,000 Buddhist monks and civilians protesting in the northwestern coastal city of Sittwe.


S.Korea,Japan Urge North to Resume Nuclear Talks

Leaders of Japan and South Korea jointly urged North Korea on Friday to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program and agreed imposing economic sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.


Flood warnings are issued as wind and heavy rain cause disruption on the roads and railways in Scotland.


Fashion stars celebrate Emmys' red carpet in festive, glamorous looks

LOS ANGELES  - The buzzwords on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Sunday were "festive" and "glamorous," with many celebrities opting for sleek, 1940s-style looks, right down to the Rita Hayworth-style peekaboo hairstyle favoured by Debra Messing and Portia de Rossi.


European Agency: Cloned Animals 'Unlikely' to Pose Risks

The European Food Safety Authority this morning said it has concluded that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is "very unlikely" to pose risks to consumers, opening the door to possible European sales of those controversial foods in the future.


Four Afghan nationals have expressed their readiness to replace the three UN abductees as hostages in abid to secure the foreigners' safe release, a state-run Kabul-based daily reported Monday.


Genova, 18:30 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: SPRAY PER CONTROLLARE LE BARRIERE

Adriano Galliani lancia un'idea contro le barriere "ballerine".  Lo spunto è offerto dall'amm...


Arsenal captain Thierry Henry will not play again this season because of groin and stomach injuries.


English Premier League Soccer - Week-End Preview

Elsewhere, inconsistent Fulham have the chance of a home win over visiting Blackburn Rovers while a Manchester City on the up could get the result against 11th.


Russia, U.S. can overcome missile dispute: Putin

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States and Russia would have no difficulties if they work together openly on the divisive issue of missile defence.


Turkeys are to be slaughtered and processed again at the Bernard Matthews farm where bird flu was discovered.


A scandal in Shanghai could help China's President consolidate power


Bulgaria "Borrowed the Worst Type of Capitalism"

Politics: 29 January 2005, Saturday. Bulgaria has became a symbol of the capitalism, reports the Italian Manifesto newspaper.


B of A blindsides Mass.: Huge job-cut roster includes surprise 140 ...

That was the verdict of Massachusetts lawmakers yesterday after BofA announced a fresh wave of 4,500 job cuts, including an estimated 140 in the Bay State.


President Bush officially won the vote in Iowa yesterday, giving him 286 electoral votes to Sen. John F. Kerry's 252 in the 2004 presidential election.


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Schwarzenegger laments steroids in his own contest

Some contestants in the largest annual celebration of bodybuilding starting on Friday will likely be on steroids, highlighting how hard it is to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of sport, Arnold Schwarzenegger said of the contest that bears his name.


The US could be the victim of a second case of Mad Cow Disease but the Department of Agriculture won't say where the cow is from.


Fremont County Sells Plot for U.S. Immigration Office

By Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 8--FLORENCE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office will be built at the Fremont County Airport Industrial Park.   Fremont County commissioners last Thursday approved the sale of eight acres of land for the project.


Vivica A. Fox pleads not guilty to drunken driving

Actress Vivica A. Fox entered a not guilty plea on Thursday to a drunken driving charge stemming from her arrest on a Los Angeles freeway in March.


Sofia Forum Seeks Ways to Tackle Crime in South-Eastern Europe

Politics: 11 November 2004, Thursday. Organized crime groups in Bulgaria are not strong enough to threaten the economic and financial stability of the country, Bulgaria's Parliamentary Speaker Ognian Gerdzhikov ...


Troubled US carrier Delta Air Lines has reached an outline cost cutting agreement with its pilots, a deal that could save it from bankruptcy.


Genesis engineers and scientists have wrapped the crash site of the solar-wind collecting probe, with hopes of recovering mission objectives. A few disk fragments have been sent to California researchers, but NASA scientists are still working in Utah to preserve the bulk of the cargo.


Mavericks trounce Timberwolves for 13th straight win

The Dallas Mavericks recorded a 13th  straight victory on Tuesday, easing to an emphatic 91-65 win  over a dismal Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.


Singapore, 13:35 - ATLETICA, SINGAPORE: MUORE CONCORRENTE MEZZA MARATONA

Tragedia alla mezza maratona di Singapore. Un concorrente di 25 anni è deceduto nel corso del...


Oil futures hit a record high Friday as the government began lending oil from emergency reserves to refineries running low on crude after Hurricane Ivan.


"Non la chiamerei una riforma", dice il ministro del Lavoro


US President George W. Bush has declared Iraq and Afghanistan to be on the road to democracy and stability and said they would become models for reshaping the entire Middle East.


Cocoa workers in the Ivory Coast go on strike for a second day in a dispute over pay and conditions.


The scammers who couldn't shoot straight have been led off in handcuffs.


Rafael Benitez insists his Liverpool team are heading in the right direction, despite losing their way at Chelsea for a fourth successive defeat on the road.


Thomson 3Q Profit Rises on Higher Revenue

Research company Thomson Corp. said Tuesday that third-quarter profit rose 12 percent on higher revenue helped by core products, recent acquisitions and exchange rates.


Roma, 20:32 - SCHERMA, CDM SPADA: ITALIA PARTE BENE, MILANOLI 2Â° A DOHA

Comincia bene il 2008 della nazionale di spada maschile. Paolo Milanoli ha conquistato il secondo po...


Far more mutations than thought involved in cancer

A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.


Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD

Blockbuster Inc.  on Monday put  its weight behind Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1  video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the  high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July.


Annan calls on Israel to halt its attack against Gaza

The UN secretary general Kofi Annan called on Israel to end its military operation in Gaza. An operation which resulted in killing scores of Palestinians most of them are civilians including children since last Tuesday.


Windows Minus Media Player to Be Shipped

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it will not appeal a December court ruling that it immediately ship a version of Windows stripped of the company's music and video player and also divulge some software blueprints.