MySQL has laid out its software road map through 2009, including some code contributed by Google and security improvements that are due in MySQL 7.0.Earlier this year Google signed a Contributor License Agreement, which provides the legal framework under which MySQL can include code from another company in its database, MySQL co-founder and Vice President David Axmark said on Tuesday.Google is secretive about the distributed architecture underlying its services, but it's known to be one of MySQL's biggest users, running hundreds or even thousands of its databases worldwide.The search company has done a lot of work customizing MySQL to meet its special needs, which include better database replication, and tools to monitor a high volume of database instances, Axmark said in an interview at MySQL's user conference in Paris.MySQL will include some of those capabilities in future versions of its database, probably in point upgrades to MySQL 6.0, which is scheduled for general availability in late 2008, Axmark said.Google benefits because the add-ons become part of the official MySQL product and are included in big fixes and future upgrades. MySQL could benefit from some of Google's custom software -- although it requires considerable work by the database vendor."It takes time to analyze what's relevant for everyone, what's doable, and how can we work it into a new version," said Kaj Arno, MySQL vice president for community relations. "There's huge potential, but there's also lots of work."Google develops the add-ons only for the operating system it uses, Linux, so MySQL will need to port, test, and document the additions for the 15 or so OSes it supports.The features in MySQL 6.0 are already fairly set, Axmark said, so the Google code won't appear before version 6.1, due in early 2009. Some Google code is already in the source code for MySQL 4.1, he said, but not in a supported MySQL product.The companies are in close contact, Axmark said. The Google engineer in charge of its MySQL deployments spent several days at MySQL's internal developer meeting in Heidelberg, Germany, last month. Google has also released source code for some MySQL tools it developed.At its developer event in Paris, MySQL laid out an unusually long roadmap stretching to MySQL 7.0, which will be generally available in late 2009 and focus on security improvements for enterprise users."Many of you have told us you want better security in the database, and we have listened," Robin Schumacher, MySQL director of product management, told developers.Many of the features are standard in more mature databases from IBM and Oracle, Schumacher acknowledged in an interview. MySQL positions itself as a low-cost alternative to those products, with less sophisticated features that are sufficient for most users, most of the time.Schumacher said version 7.0 will support role- and group-based security, which allows administrators to set privileges for groups of users centrally instead of individually. It will also have "transparent data encryption" built into the database, so developers don't have to include it at the application level.MySQL hopes the security features will win it financial, government and retail customers, some of whom add the capabilities themselves. "If we get the door slammed in our face in an account, this is one of the reasons it happens," Schumacher said.In the nearer term, MySQL 5.1 is scheduled for general availability in the first quarter next year. Advances include table and index partitioning, which should boost data warehousing performance, and the option of row-based replication, which lets companies create more exact back-up replicas.The big change in 6.0 will be the availability of MySQL's storage engine, Falcon. The most popular storage engine for MySQL has historically been InnoDB, but two years ago Oracle acquired InnoDB's developer, Innobase. Oracle continued to license the software to MySQL, but MySQL wanted an alternative.Falcon will do crash recovery and roll-back operations faster than InnoDB because they are done from main memory, Schumacher said, but some InnoDB features, like foreign key support and full-text indexing, won't be supported until MySQL 6.1.6.1 is due to go into beta in mid-2008 and start to ship widely in 2009. Improvements include better prepared statements and server-side cursors, Schumacher said.Despite all the buzz a few years ago about native XML (Extensible Markup Language) support, Axmark said he's still waiting for a clear signal about what customers want. Until then it's not a big priority for MySQL, although there are some XML capabilities in 5.1, he said.


Police issue sketches of top 10 suspects in Jakarta blast

JAKARTA - Police yesterday issued sketches of the 10 most-wanted suspects linked to last week's Australian Embassy bombing. The sketches, issued by Inspector-General Paiman, included those of Malaysian bomb


Back in 1914, the death of a pigeon called Martha in Cincinnati Zoo was a momentous event. In 1878, there were 50 million Passenger Pigeons like Martha roaming the USA. Martha was the last bird left after an immense hunting onslaught led to the extinction of this species in the wild by 1900.


China's top safety official has blasted "unscrupulous" mine owners and local officials after a string of accidents killed 88 miners in recent days, state media said Tuesday.


Israel: Gaza Attack Kills Civilian, Wounds 3 Troops

Palestinian militants killed an  Israeli civilian and wounded three soldiers in an ambush in the  southern Gaza Strip Wednesday, a military spokesman said.


Perhaps it was his youth speaking. Or perhaps Boston College sophomore quarterback Chris Crane was merely expressing the hope he had showed something to coach Tom O'Brien in the Jay McGillis Memorial Spring Game in April.


STOCKHOLM --The tsunami that swept away so many lives in Asia has carried waves of grief to Sweden, with the country confronting what one government official described yesterday as ''Sept. 11 levels of casualties."


Bahamas minister resigns over Anna Nicole

Bahamas Immigration Minister Shane  Gibson has resigned amid fallout over his involvement with Anna  Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate and billionaire's  widow who died earlier this month.


High-seas whaling standoff draws in Tokyo, Canberra

A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday.


ASIA/CAMBOGIA - Dopo lÂapprovazione della nuova legge, la Cambogia compie passi avanti per fermare il traffico di esseri umani e lo sfruttamento sessuale Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Sono fra le emergenze sociali piÃ¹ tragiche in Cambogia: la pratica del traffico di esseri umani e lo sfruttamento sessuale rappresentano due autentiche piaghe della societÃ  nel piccolo paese del Sudest asiatico. Sono feno...


Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton Â welcome to New Hampshire, where you each face the biggest test of your political lives.


Justices Appear Hesitant To Endorse Medical Marijuana

The high court heard arguments Monday morning on whether sick people in 11 states that allow medical marijuana use can have pot, even though federal law considers the drug illegal.


Update 9: Oil Prices Slide Further on Inventories

Crude oil futures slid further Thursday, as concerns over supplies ahead of a cold Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US inventories.


"Away" marks stunning directing debut for Polley

The pain of watching a  spouse succumb to Alzheimer's is given a particularly deep and  sensitive treatment in "Away From Her," an Alice Munro  adaptation marking the feature writing-directing debut for  actress Sarah Polley. The film will strike a chord with older  viewers and should benefit from strong word-of-mouth, though  its subject matter will limit wide box office appeal.


Australia's west braces for tropical storm

Communities on Australia's north west  coast prepared for a severe tropical cyclone expected to hit  the region early on Friday, with mines and oil production shut  down and emergency services placed on alert.


David Ortiz saves the Red Sox for the second straight game, singling home the winning run in the 14th inning to give the Red Sox a 5-4 win to force Game 6 in New York.


A 26-year-old man is charged by police in Manchester with two offences under the Terrorism Act.


The most rewarding part of this postseason may end up being the ways that the reputed chokers came through, while the clutch players failed when their moment arrived.


Google's Lemon squeezes out web app bugs

Hot Fuzz Google is developing an automated tool for finding common web application vulnerabilities.â¦


Scores killed as Sri Lanka troops attack Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday its soldiers had advanced into territory held by Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island, with the death toll from two days of fighting at 69.


Malik, Arrington and Battelle: X-22, come in

Blog: Why did a collection of tech publishers and venture capitalists lend their voices to a Microsoft advertorial?


Cancer-killing virus fights liver tumors

A genetically engineered herpes virus, designed to kill cancer cells but leave normal tissue unharmed, has shown early promise in clinical tests, scientists said on Saturday.


By Kara Rowland, The Washington Times  Sep. 5--Shares of Lockheed Martin Corp. inched up 1 percent Friday after  NASA announced it had awarded the Bethesda company a $3.9 billion contract to  build Orion, its next-generation spacecraft.


U.N. human rights experts Friday expressed concern about possible "irreversible psychiatric symptoms" developing among suspected terrorists entering a fourth year of virtual solitary confinement at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


The last-place Kansas City Royals are giving playoff contenders a tough time.


Harris County Woman Dies From West Nile Virus

HOUSTON -- Harris County has recorded its first death this year from the West Nile virus, health department officials told Local 2 Tuesday.


Of the dozens of vintage gowns and flashy costumes Cher put up for auction, a skimpy black number made of fishnet, rhinestone and patches of fabric got the highest bid.


Prosecutors said they will retry legendary music producer Phil Spector after a jury was unable to decide whether he was guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.


Turkish Embassy Guards Killed in Mosul, Turks Say

Several Turkish embassy guards were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul by unidentified assailants while on their way from Turkey to the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.


Paul Bruns is your typical 26-year-old: athletic and ambitious. He's also uninsured. "I definitely think about it when I'm thinking about skiing or snowboarding or doing something else crazy," said Bruns, who's been without health insurance for 10 months. "What would happen if my appendix burst, which is totally reasonable for a guy my age?"


Major record labels are suing the firm behind Kazaa, the internet's most-used file-swapping software. Sharman Networks, a firm based in Australia but registered in the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, is being


Roger Clemens failed to become the first pitcher in 44 years to record 350 career victories as his struggling New York Yankees lost 4-0 to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.


Sources: Paula Zahn Gripe Leads to Arrest

An advocate for two red-tailed hawks evicted last week from their nest at a luxury Manhattan apartment building was arrested Tuesday and charged with harassing the CNN anchor Paula Zahn, who lives in the building, and her family, law enforcement sources said.


Dpef, Almunia: ''Realistico e sostenuto da volonta' politica''

''E' un documento che stabilisce una chiara volonta' di riduzione del deficit pubblico, e' realistico e non include previsioni irreali e eccessivamente ottimistiche sulla crescita''. Questo il giudizio che


Ivan Devastates Grenada, Threatens Jamaica; Winds Reach 160 Mph

Hurricane Ivan's sustained winds strengthened to 160 miles (257 kilometers) per hour as it battered the Netherlands Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela, after devastating the island of Grenada.


Gunmen clash with security forces in southern Kuwait, reportedly leaving two policemen injured.


December 12 2004 1630CET Updated 1630CET- On Sunday at around 1100CET, a 33-year-old man from Fgura was arraigned in court


DALHOUSIE - Residents of Dalhousie are blocking the three main roads into their town to protest the Lord government's plan to downgrade the town's only hospital.


UPDATE 1-Henkel gets $2.8 bln from Clorox, buys US firm

Henkel KGaA (HNKG_p.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to sell back a 29-percent stake in US cleaning products maker Clorox Co.


Exam boards in England are planning to put more simple questions in some science papers, the Times reports.


Putin's real intent surfaces in seizing of Yukos unit

Creating false appearances to cloak an undesirable reality is a fine tradition of Russian governance. The Russians invented the original Potemkin villages, elaborate fake settlements constructed by a Russian


US oil prices hovered just shy of $44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some production.


A shadowy group of nerds calling themselves Internets Vets for Truth have collected a pile of video clips related to the current US election. Named after Bush's statement in the second debate, "I hear there are rumors, uh, on the internets," the site includes clips from Going Upriver, Fahrenheit 9/11 (also available for download here), and a number of other odds and ends. If you haven't already been saturated by enough media this year, here's your chance to see the greatest hits.


High Red Meat Consumption Linked to Colon Cancer

Long-term high consumption of red and processed meat may increase the risk of cancer in the colon and rectum, a new study shows.


Saudi Arabia ordered the recall of 2,300 toys made in China feared to contain high levels of toxic lead paint, the country's official news agency reported Saturday.


China counters German hackers and spying reports

China rejected on Sunday a German  magazine report that computer hackers believed to be linked to  the Chinese army had infected German government ministries with  spying programs.


Australia's Hewitt Reaches US Open Quarterfinal

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia reached the quarterfinals of the US Open with a straight-set victory over Karol Beck of Slovakia.


Microsoft Readies Five Security Bulletins

Outside security researchers say Windows Service Pack 2 has security vulnerabilities, but no confirmation from Microsoft. By George V. Hulme.


Drop in NIH Funding Could Take Toll on Research

Stanford University biochemist Roger D. Kornberg won a Nobel Prize last year for work he began in the 1970s, but he is pretty sure that if he had been born a generation later, he never would have had the chance.


A time-tested self-discovery course takes combat veterans into the Colorado mountains to help heal emotional scars.


Sudanese march on U.S. embassy to protest troop plan

Thousands of Sudanese marched on the   U.S. embassy in Khartoum on Wednesday to protest against   Western pressure on Sudan to accept 20,000 U.N. peacekeepers in   war-torn Darfur.


Iran Holds Military Exercises Near Border

Hundreds of thousands of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards began military maneuvers Sunday near the border with Iraq, with a top commander saying the exercise was designed to reinforce Iran's resolve to defend itself against "big powers."


The Chinese government confirmed this weekend that it has closed 1,600 internet cafes and fined operators a total of 100m yuan since March, when it began its crackdown on violent or pornographic content, and other material it considers harmful to public


The Dow Jones industrial average briefly traded above its record high close from January 2000 Thursday morning before backing off.


College Basketball: No. 19 Louisville Cruises

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Sports Network) - Francisco Garcia  scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half as No. 19  Louisville built a big lead and cruised to a 107-62 victory  over Southern Mississippi at Reed Green Coliseum.


The Count: In Units of Action, Not Just Talk, Oil Is Still King

It should come as no surprise that a new forecast of United States energy use through 2030 shows that energy consumption is expected to rise.


IOC vice president sentenced to 2 years in jail

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Kim Un-yong of South Korea was sentenced to two years in jail by Seoul Appellate Court on Friday, reported South Korean national news agency Yonhap.


NEW YORK -- The nation's manufacturing sector extended its growth streak to a fourth consecutive month in May, overcoming worries about inflation, soaring gas prices and the economy's slowing growth, a research group said Friday.


Vows: Lisa Graziose Corrin and Peter Erickson

What walks in the woods led to: a wedding in the woods, complete with a wedding-party walk.


Huckabee's Republican rivals, fighting back as he surges in the presidential race, are tagging him as soft on crime because of a law he signed as Arkansas governor that gave some methamphetamine offenders more credit for good behavior


Yankees 12, Mariners 3: Wang Comes Through Again for Yankees

Chien-Ming Wang smothered Seattle to get his 17th win, and Jorge Posada homered twice as the Yankeesâ slumbering offense woke up in a victory over the Mariners on Tuesday night.


The San Francisco Opera announced a plan to transmit operas to movie theaters using a system it says is superior to that of the Metropolitan Opera.


AIR New Zealand's future is uncertain after the country's High Court yesterday ended the long awaited nuptials with Qantas.


Dr. MacCready was an awesomely accomplished inventor who studied circling hawks and vultures to figure out how to realize the loftiest dream of Leonardo da Vinci â inventing a human-powered flying machine.


A bride who stabbed her husband a week after their honeymoon is found guilty of manslaughter.


Will Kmart walk away a winner with Sears deal?

Kmart (KMRT) has just pulled the rough equivalent of a refrigerator out of its hat. Make that a Kenmore brand refrigerator from Sears (S).


As Silmaril eased in for a victory at the $100,000 Geisha Handicap for Pimlico Race Course, the 3-year-old filly pulled a bit toward the grandstand.


A senator suggested Tuesday that money federal health officials have sought to upgrade flu vaccine production is on the way - an effort to avoid another year like this one, when


Justin Gray had 18 points and seven steals for the Demon Deacons, who advanced to a second- round home game Thursday against the winner of the American-VCU matchup.


Rice faces challenge in selling U.S. policy

Chicago Tribune - Throughout her life, Condoleezza Rice has excelled at solitary pursuits: Pianist, figure skater, academician and confidential adviser to presidents.


Picnickers in East Coast woods may get some hungry visitors this summer. But at least they won't ask for sandwiches.


A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday by foreign-born terror suspects challenging their detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling did not provide them the legal basis to win their freedom.


Buehrle, Uribe lead White Sox over Texas

The Chicago White Sox are surging, and there could be more to come if their starting pitchers continue to pitch well.


NCAA PRESIDENT Myles Brand brags that the 77 percent graduation rate of all major college athletes will soon be 80 percent. He would get there faster if he bans basketball teams from the NCAA tournament that have 80-percent graduation gaps .


Apple opens EU iTunes Music Store, Canada in Nov.

MacCentral - Shortly before Apple's special music event on Tuesday featuring Bono and The Edge from U2, the iTunes Music Store was updated with links to allow residents of nine new European countries to buy music online. In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, iTunes now supports Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. At long last, Apple also announced plans to bring the iTunes Music Store to Canada in November.


The Italian government plans to sack the head of Italy's struggling airline Alitalia, Giancarlo Cimoli, at the next meeting of shareholders on February 22.


Half of world's stomach cancer victims in China

China accounts for about half of the global annual death toll from stomach cancer due to the Chinese taste for pickled and smoked food and unabashed enthusiasm for smoking, the official Xinhua news agency said.


Oil prices held firm above $55 a  barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for the start of the  northern winter with thin heating oil supplies.


International Olympic Committee opens investigation into doping ...

The BALCO scandal could cost Marion Jones her five medals from the Sydney Olympics. The International Olympic Committee opened an investigation Tuesday into the doping allegations against the American track star.


BEIJING -- Every few days, Houston businessman Richard Weissenborn receives injections of a radical new cancer drug at a hospital here.


Long Ago, a Rodent as Big as a Bull Lurked in South America

Uruguayan scientists have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found, more than eight feet long and weighing between 1,700 and 3,000 pounds.


Guns and Â£100,000 of cannabis are seized by police investigating serious crime in Ballymena and Larne.


Gilchrist rues rain ruining Madras 'classic'

Australian captain Adam Gilchrist said he was disappointed rain forced the second test against India to be abandoned as a draw on the final day.


Russian witness questioned in Litvinenko case: Ifax

Russian and British investigators  questioned another Russian witness on Friday as part of a  murder probe into the poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko,  Interfax news agency reported.


Growth in US services - the engine driving the world's biggest economy - has slowed sharply, a survey suggests.


Moon Probe, With Revolutionary Engine, to Begin Orbit, ESA Says

A space probe using ``revolutionary'' ion engine technology today will make its closest pass yet to the Moon as scientists maneuver it into an orbit from where it will study the Earth's satellite, the European Space Agency said.


Iraqi forces detain scores in oil city crackdown

KIRKUK, Iraq  - Thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers swept through the restive Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday, searching homes for weapons and insurgents after all residents were ordered off the streets.


Londra, 22:45 - CALCIO, JUANDE RAMOS NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL TOTTENHAM

Il Tottenham ha ufficializzato l'arrivo in panchina dello spagnolo Juande Ramos, fino a pochi giorni...


DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination.


NBA Wrap: Los Angeles Lakers Beat Trail Blazers

Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins each  scored 19 points as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence  of Kobe Bryant and coach Rudy Tomjanovich post a 92-79 win over  the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.


Let the Horse Race Begin: The Search for a Successor

A look at some of the candidates who are thought to be in the running for the job of director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


Judge says competitor Maxim may have infringed on Qualcomm's patents but won't bar sales of contested cell phone chips.


A fire damaged Vice President Dick Cheney's ceremonial office in a building overlooking the White House on Wednesday and forced hundreds of government workers to evacuate.


Jewish campaigners and Poland's president call for the Catholic Church to act against a controversial priest.


Scambio di doni e stretta di mano, conversazione in francese


Hanno aderito anche i liberaldemocratici di Lamberto Dini


Britain's annual art debate begins as Turner Prize opens

A digital recreation of Al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden's former home in Afghanistan was among nominations for Britain's most prestigious -- and controversial -- art award, which opened Wednesday.


Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on Tuesday, attacking riot police with concrete blocks, metal bars and firecrackers and tearing down barricades to protest the visit of President Bush.


Direttore Mori: mancano ancora rimedi risolutivi


Contractors hired to clean up after Hurricane Katrina are fuming over delays in getting paid by FEMA, and some fear the red tape will discourage companies from bidding on the big rebuilding projects that lie ahead for New Orleans.


Police Chief Awakens, Finds Man on Piano

NEW RIEGEL, Ohio - The village police chief was surprised when he woke up in the middle of the night to find a man inside his home playing Beethoven on the piano.  New Riegel Police Chief Steve Swartzmiller said he grabbed his gun and went to investigate the noise in his house.


People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published recently.


Soups and sodas will be on the menu of a few companies scheduled to release earnings.


Ore di ansia e attesa per la sorte di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, le due italiane rapite in Iraq. Ã scaduto infatti l'ultimatum di 24 ore diffuso da un sito web islamico che si Ã¨ definito Â«Jihad in IraqÂ».


Rumsfeld Gives Pep Talk In Surprise Visit To Iraq

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday urged US troops in Iraq to keep up their morale, arguing against ``the naysayers and the doubters'' who warn ``we're in a quagmire.


Ukrainian Supreme Court Considers Appeal

The Supreme Court began hearings Monday on what could be the last appeal by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych over alleged fraud in the presidential election he lost to Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.


Karr Won't Be Charged In Death of JonBenet

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 28 -- Prosecutors dropped their case against John Mark Karr in the decade-old killing of JonBenet Ramsey on Monday, abruptly ending a 12-day whirlwind that reached halfway around the globe and riveted public attention over whether the slaying of the child pageant star had at...


Two bombs injure at least 13 people in southern Thailand, where tensions with Muslims are very high.


U.S. urges action as big powers meet on Iran

Six world powers were to meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss a prolonged impasse on U.N. sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, with the United States pushing Russia and China to quickly agree action against Tehran.


'Si premia il percorso creativo di una grande personalita''


Roma, 20:13 - CALCIO, ROMA: JUAN FIRMA UN QUADRIENNALE

Il difensore brasiliano Juan è un giocatore della Roma. L'acquisto è stato


Holding a Moral Center as Civilization Fell

This wrenching political thriller lends a human face to an upheaval so savage it seemed beyond the realm of imagination when news of it filtered into the West.


November 22 2004 2000CET - New turmoil at the European Commission as the MEPs ask for a review of Jacques Barrot's position


At least 25 people were feared killed in   a series of explosions on Friday in a town in the western   Indian state of Maharashtra, TV reports said.


A Napoli Coldiretti mette in tavola cibi italiani taroccati


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.


Israel indicts officer in shooting of Palestinian girl, 13

JERUSALEM -- Military prosecutors have issued a five-count indictment against an Israeli officer who comrades say repeatedly shot a wounded 13-year-old Palestinian girl to make sure that she was dead, a military spokeswoman said yesterday.


Chinese police detained 65 North Korean asylum-seekers in Beijing, South Korean activists said Wednesday, accusing China of carrying out "hardline measures" to round up refugees from its ally North Korea.


Outlaw Could Arrest Progress of Suns' Tabuse

Yuta Tabuse could be taken off the  Phoenix Suns' roster less than a week after becoming the first  Japanese player to appear in the NBA.


Foxy Brown tries to withdraw guilty plea

Rapper Foxy Brown pleaded guilty on Monday to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a fight with salon workers over a manicure. The plea deal, which spares her jail time, requires her to serve three years probation and take anger management classes, said Edison Alban, a spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney's office.


Palermo, 13:17 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: A EMPOLI CON TANTA UMILTA'

Francesco Guidolin vuole un Palermo umile a Empoli. ''Affronteremo questa trasferta con grandissima ...


Embedded Nagios Appliances Provide Remote Monitoring and Remote Management

SANDY, Utah, Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Opengear, a quality supplier of remote management solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Nagios to integrate their renowned open-source host and network monitoring program within Opengear's IM4200 gateways and CM4000 console servers.


Rescuers in Florida search for survivors after storms and a tornado kill at least 19 people in the US state.


Nel Brindisino, in seguito a denunce delle vittime nigeriane


Fewer Viewers Light Up Olympic Torch for NBC

Greece isn't the only country  seeing low turnout for the 2004 Summer Olympics -- on average,  about 8 percent fewer U.S. television viewers tuned in to  Friday's opening ceremonies on NBC than four years ago.


The Minnesota Vikings acquired quarterback Brooks Bollinger from the New York Jets for defensive tackle C.J. Mosley and an undisclosed draft choice Thursday night.


(CBS/AP) A video posted on an Islamic Web site Monday shows the apparent beheading of a man identified in the tape as American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong.


Leaders of London's 2012 Olympics reveal all targets for this year have been met and their preparations are on schedule.


Erdogan: Turkey's Accession To EU Is Very Important

BERLIN - ``Turkey`s accession to the European Union (EU) is very important. I believe when Turkey enters EU, the Union will be the most significant insurance of a world where peace has become global,`` said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.


Italy's Autogrill denies press reports suggesting it plans to buy Britain's Little Chef.


Microsoft chairman Bill Gates buys a 3% stake in Mexican brewer Femsa, the firm behind Sol lager.


McCain wins Lieberman endorsement for White House

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, trying to mount a comeback in his presidential bid, on Monday won the endorsement of independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee.


India's batsmen have offered little resistance to Australia's attack in Bangalore with the hosts' top order collapsing to leave the tourists on the brink of winning at the close of play on day four of the first Test.


Kerry Calls Missing Explosives One of Bush's 'Great Blunders'

DOVER, N.H.  -- Democrat John Kerry is seizing on the Bush administration's failure to secure hundreds of tons of explosives now missing in Iraq.


N'DJAMENA  - A Chadian rebel column rumbled westwards toward the capital N'Djamena on Sunday just hours after the army retook the eastern town of Abeche, a French diplomat said.


O'Neill remains defiant despite Milan setback

Celtic coach Martin O'Neill believes his side can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League despite suffering their second successive defeat in Group F. Celtic looked to be heading for


La mamma aveva accompagnato i fratellini a scuola e poi era andata al lavoroUna tragedia simile nell'estate di 9 anni fa a Catania. L'esperto: "Morti per asfissia"                                            Belgio, muore bimbo di cinque mesi La madre lo aveva dimenticato in auto


World leaders gather in Poland to mark 60 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp.


White House unveils new climate strategy

The White House unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and to cut tariff barriers to sharing environmental technology.


Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, sidelined by thyroid cancer, was missing Monday when the Supreme Court returned to work after a two week break.


John Hopkins caused a surprise by claiming provisional pole position this morning for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi. The Suzuki rider, who has endured a mediocre season so far, stole the limelight from


Russia bombers to test-fire missiles in Atlantic

Russia on Tuesday sent two long-range bombers to the Bay of Biscay, off the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts, to test-fire missiles in what it billed as its biggest navy exercise in the area since Soviet times.


Paulson says government to reach debt limit Oct 1

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday said he expects the federal government to reach its $8.965 trillion statutory debt limit on October 1.


Bancrofts to send new WSJ safeguard proposal: report

The Bancroft family, controlling shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , are set to submit a new set of proposals to News Corp.  on how to protect the Wall Street Journal's editorial independence, the Journal reported on Monday.


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Star striker Ronaldo could miss Real Madrid's La Liga contest Sunday against Deportivo La Coruna due to injury.


Hizbollah chief defiant, Israeli warship attacked

Hizbollah's chief pledged open war on   Israel on Friday after it bombed his home, saying "look at it   burn" when an Israeli warship that had earlier rocketed Lebanon   was attacked and set ablaze.


GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 20, 2004 - Rescuers pulled bodies from floodwaters that raged through parts of Haiti's third-largest city, sweeping people from their homes and forcing survivors to spend the night


Sudanese Leader's Long Letter Gets Brief Response From Bush

How do you write a letter to a man you've accused of abetting mass murder?


US economy increases 3.3 percent in second quarter

The US economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 percent in the second quarter of this year,significantly better than a previously estimated growth rate of 2.8 percent, but


The film examines the death of actor George Reeves, but suffers from too many leaks and its own ambition.


John Edwards has been quietly building his campaign machine in crucial states.


OPEC Leaders May Weigh Cutting Some Oil Production

Oil prices have been at record highs this year, with money gushing into the coffers of oil producers thanks to the world's growing thirst for oil.


Domain name gaffe launches Clearswift clients into e-mail panic

Mission critical app in critical condition A domain name snafu at Clearswift, a company that filters email and web pages for objectionable content, wreaked havoc on some of its business customers when admins awoke to find their organizations were unable to send or receive email.â¦


AMERICAN tycoon Malcolm Glazer has launched a defiant push to take over Manchester United by approaching Deutsche Bank to raise the Â£600m he will need to seize control at Old Trafford.


Say what? When it comes to uptime, 'Second Life' founder is on cloud nine

Blog: Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale encourages users to be optimistic about the virtual world's frequent downages.


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Blair rejects call for probe into civilian deaths in Iraq

British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday rejected calls for an independent commission to calculate the number of civilians killed and injured since the US-led alliance invaded Iraq in March 2003.


Trial date for Marine charged in Iraq killing

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif  - A military court on Thursday set the court-martial of a U.S. Marine suspected of being the ringleader in the kidnap and murder of an Iraqi grandfather for April 23.


The Prison Service gets an injunction to stop warders refusing overtime after a row about suicide watch duties.


London-based Vodafone has finally rolled out its mass-market third-generation (or 3G) mobile telephone services after a four-year wait, billions of pounds spent on licences and numerous delays.


Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court against the body which ran last month's presidential election.


At an Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting yesterday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to a question about Cyprus by saying: "Turkey will not withdraw any troops from Cyprus.


BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- The National Hockey League has slipped closer towards losing - for the first time - a season to a labor dispute.


EXPLOSIVE allegations of election bribery have engulfed Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson and a senior National Party senator. In a serious embarrassment for the Howard Government, Mr Anderson and Senator


CNN Producer Seized by Armed Men in Gaza

Armed Palestinians seized an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City on Monday after asking for him by name.


Proposed new UN rules could have allowed Iraq war: Britain

New rules being proposed for a reformed United Nations might have allowed the United States and Britain to carry out their invasion of Iraq with the approval of the world body, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in a newspaper interview.


From glory to gutter: Radcliffe turns full circle

Paula Radcliffe ran from Marathon towards Athens in the brutal heat of a Grecian afternoon and failed to bring with her the good news of a famous victory.


The Indian Ocean region starts to assess the damage wrought by sea surges that killed about 23,000 people.


Cambodian PM to attend 10th ASEAN summit in Laos

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left here on Thursday for Vientiane, Laos, for the 10th ASEAN summit from Saturday to Nov. 30. The premier was accompanied by a high-ranking


"National Treasure" tops N. America box office

"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" soaked up much of the US box office cash over the weekend, but "National Treasure" earned the most gold, according to final studio figures released Monday.


US says disasters push children into dangerous jobs

Natural disasters around the world   last year disrupted the lives of millions of children, pushing   many into armed conflicts, prostitution, drug trafficking and   other dangerous occupations, according to a new U.S. government   report on child labor.


Blunkett's security juggernaut loses a wheel

The Law Lords' ruling against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial will have widespread implications - potentially affecting existing and planned anti-terror


ASIA/VIETNAM - 50 nuovi diaconi ordinati sacerdoti nella diocesi di Bui Chu, nel Vietnam del Nord Bui Chu (Agenzia Fides) - Continuano le buone nuove per la chiesa in Vietnam: in una celebrazione tenutasi di recente, 50 diaconi hanno ricevuto lÂOrdinazione Sacerdotale nella diocesi di Bui Chu (suffraganea dell'Arcidiocesi di Hanoi), nella provinc...


A gang of robbers penetrated bunker-like security at a Kent depot to steal Â£53million, a court hears.


Carlyle's cash could come in handy Analysis: Private equity group Carlyle is bidding to take over Virgin Media, the UK's cable monopoly formerly known as NTL. We reckon Branson should take the money. He could get shot of the debt-burdened albatross, and put the money to good use elsewhere in the Virgin telco empire.â¦


Secondo l'ipotesi dei giudici di Catanzaro a Matera operava un "gruppo di potere"composto anche da 4 magistrati, dall'attuale e dall'ex presidente della Regione                                            Basilicata, indagati giudici e politici coinvolte 12 persone e un senatore                                                                                Gli illeciti commessi per realizzare interessi nei settori bancari, turistici e sanitariI reati: abuso d'ufficio, corruzione in atti giudiziari, appropriazione indebita e truffa


The National Football League's choice of where it will play a regular season game outside the United States has been narrowed to five cities, one of which could be home to an NFL franchise in the next 10 years, its commissioner said on Wednesday.


Like any prize, the value is counted as income; winners must pay up to $7,000 or forfeit the car. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Leave it to Uncle Sam to spoil the party.


29 N. Koreans flee into South Korean school in Beijing

A group of 29 North Koreans fled into a South Korean school in Beijing yesterday to seek asylum, exactly one week after an earlier group defected under similar circumstances.


Jet skids off Indonesia runway in smoky haze

A passenger jet skidded off the runway upon landing in thick haze in Indonesia on Tuesday as forest fires in the country spread a pall of smoke around the region.


Jack Straw says it was right to join the Iraq war even if "some of the information" used to make the case was wrong.


Blair should let Brown become PM, top union says

Prime Minister Tony Blair should step down and make way for his Chancellor Gordon Brown, the head of the largest trade union said.


London mayor opens India festival, blames Britain for past woes

London Mayor Ken Livingstone blamed India's past economic problems on the "long, dark night of imperialism" Tuesday as he launched a major festival to strengthen ties with the now booming country.


Bright star: Fresh insight into historic find

A supernova spotted by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe more than four centuries ago that changed the course of human knowledge has just yielded a further discovery - the apparent discovery of the companion star that triggered the great event.


Wenger: 'The referee's decision made the difference'

Arsene Wenger was predictably fuming at referee Mike Riley following the 'homer' referees incredible decisions at Old Trafford.


New Delhi, 20:14 - F1, PRESENTATA LA FORCE INDIA

E' stata presentata a Mumbai la manoposto della Force India, la prima scuderia indiana che partecipe...


Scotland's Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis 500 in front of 350,000 fans.


Police investigate whether a convicted murderer held at Broadmoor secure hospital could have killed Rachel Nickell.


Facebook's advertising system provokes questions about how companies share data.


Music Biz Heads to Australia for Kazaa Trial

Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks


Microsoft won't launch iPhone rival: report

Microsoft  will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's  iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.


MICHAEL Clarke didn't reach his century in Nagpur yesterday but his spring-loaded start to Test cricket still shades Australian icons Don Bradman, Allan Border and Steve


Calling Leopard the âapple of my eye,â Dwight Sliverman (Houston Chronicle) tells us that as heâs played with the newest version of Mac OS X, âIâm constantly being surprised by smart, useful and convenient touches. It is a pleasure to use.â For example, he calls Spaces his âfavorite Leopard feature, because it instantly multiplies your desktop real estate. Those who use portable computers will particularly appreciate it. On my MacBook itâs a godsend.â


Front Row : Instant International Brickbats

MySpace, the social-networking Web site, introduced a dedicated space about fashion on Tuesday.


Zarqawi Group Says It Killed Five Iraqi National Guard

Militants from a group led by al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said they had killed five members of  the Iraqi National Guard and warned those working with the  U.S.-backed government they faced the same fate.


Sorenstam story at Samsung World Championship

It was a story all too familiar to the other players on the LPGA for the last 11 years. Annika Sorenstam grinds around the golf course, waits for other golfers to make mistakes, then pounces on another tournament title.


HK May Ban Slaughter of Poultry by Shopkeepers to prevent Bird Flu ...

Hong Kong authorities may ban the slaughtering of poultry by retailers in a bid to prevent a bird (avian) flu pandemic. The WHO has warned that the next global pandemic may come from a mutated bird flu virus.


A mistake to belittle Arafat or his vision

For all his sly buffoonery - it was almost impossible to get him to answer a question properly - Yasser Arafat was a man with a vision.


U.S. blue chips closed near the  unchanged mark on Thursday in ultra-light volume, but  technology stocks slipped lower after a broker cut its growth  forecast on the semiconductor industry.


Britain's ITV broadcasts weak 2006 profits

ITV, the nation's biggest commercial television network, announced Wednesday that net profit declined last year and it forecast further falls in crucial advertising revenues.


Mourners bid farewell to Pavarotti before funeral

Thousands of mourners filed past  the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his  Italian hometown on Friday, bidding farewell to the tenor whose  death prompted emotional tributes from around the world.


ABC Seeks to Keep Stations from Deserting 'Ryan'

ABC television, backed by  Republican Sen. John McCain and other leading conservatives,  sought on Thursday to keep nervous affiliate stations from  deserting a Veterans Day broadcast of the acclaimed World War  II film "Saving Private Ryan."


Oil leapt to a record high for a third day on Monday, surpassing $93 as Mexico briefly halted one-fifth of its production and the dollar struck new lows.


India beat Australia by 15 runs in Durban to book a place against Pakistan in the final of the World Twenty20.


European Union agrees to offer Turkey membership talks next year

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


Chinese shares continue their breakneck surge, pushing the main stock index past the 4,000 mark for the first time.


A rapid increase in HIV/Aids cases in South Africa could be linked to a fall in the unemployment rate as infected people withdrew from the labour force, the SA Reserve Bank said yesterday.


Profits warning at DSG Slow adoption of Microsoft Vista has hamstrung profits again at DSG, the retail group that owns PC World.â¦


No bomb found on Greek plane diverted to Shannon

A Greek airliner that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport yesterday following a bomb scare has resumed its journey to New York.


Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:


New Jersey-based bridal fashion magazine, Bibi Magazine recently held an event called The Bibi Sexy Seven.


Singapore Technologies Telemedia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, the state investment body, criticised Indonesian authorities on Tuesday for not dropping an investigation into alleged violations of competition law in the mobile phone sector.


Darfur Policy Reflects US Multilateral Approach

Ambassador Michael Ranneberger told members of the American public interested in foreign affairs that the depth and breadth of US efforts "to resolve the crisis in Darfur highlight a major collaborative effort between the United States, our allies, and


Get CISCO certified Site offer Cisco is one of the leading names in global networking and is a recognised force in the areas of hardware, software, and service provision.â¦


Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, has thyroid cancer and is undergoing treatment at Bethesda Naval Hospital, two senior government officials told CNN.


Londra, 15:58 - CALCIO, BECKHAM: IL RINNOVO COL REAL E' A RISCHIO

David Beckham potrebbe non firmare il rinnovo col Real Madrid. Il suo contratto scadrà il pro...


A Mystery Tour More Menacing Than Magical

One of the most surreal moments in Julie Taymorâs passionate â60s fantasia, âAcross the Universe,â is a sequence at an Army induction center in New York City.


Mozilla opens the doors on Messaging subsidiary

Thunderbird is go The Mozilla Foundation has opened up a new subsidiary tasked with developing the Thunderbird email software package.â¦


Google Earth patent infringement suit dismissed

A U.S. judge ruled that Google  Inc.'s  3D modeling software, which gives Web users an  astronaut's view of the earth and allows them to zoom down to  street level, does not infringe the patent of a rival.


Call rate end flat; G-Secs prices recover on bargain buying

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) Government bond prices recovered part of intra day losses and ended marginally down by 20-40 paise today on bargain buying at lower level as the sentiment remained cautious amid fears of an interest rate hike after the US Fed rose


Mobile phone firms lose their legal fight to reclaim tax they said they paid to acquire expensive licences in the UK.


Madrid, 14:04 - CALCIO, REAL; CANNAVARO: MAI SBAGLIATO COSI' TANTO

In una lunga intervista al quotidiano spagnolo 'ABC' Fabio Cannavaro fa autocritica: ''Mi costa cred...


Detroit melee latest black eye to degenerating NBA

The television image to remember from Auburn Hills Friday night was not the flying beer cups or the thrown punches. Not the chaos of brainless bums disguised as fans, or unhinged vigilantes who a moment before were professional athletes.


Lo rivela l'Istituto di ricerche sull'economia mondiale


The makers of some antidepressants never published the results of about a third of the drug trials that they conducted to win government approval, a new study suggests.


Nominato ufficialmente, Ad e' Mauro Moretti


Buenos Aires, 17:03 - CALCIO, COPPA LIBERTADORES: LARRIONDA ARBITRA LA FINALE

Jorge Larrionda, direttore di gara uruguaiano, sarà l'arbitro dell'andata della finale di Cop...


A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the popular children's health insurance program, with members from both parties brushing aside a stern veto threat from President Bush to vote their support, 265 to 159.


Twenty sometimes surprising places where the nation's moneyed go to live.


Britney's `Mississippi` magic recipe for marriage

Washington: The wedding march and the confetti showers are finally over, and newlywed pop diva Britney Spears is now ready to settle into married life in her sprawling 6.9 million dollar mansion in Malibu, California.


Shiite Muslims began burying their dead on Monday, a day after seven protesters died in rioting and clashes in Beirut's southern suburbs that were reminiscent of Lebanon's 15-year civil war.


US Airways Group Inc. attorneys and executives acknowledged in bankruptcy court yesterday that bookings had fallen more steeply than they had anticipated in reaction to their Chapter


What bad year? AMD's Hector Ruiz gets a raise

AMD has decided to give its CEO a raise despite a horrible year for the company plagued by product delays and poor execution.


Avoidance, education, awareness, and preparedness are the four keys in the management of a peanut allergy. Avoidance is the main key in managing a peanut allergy.


A Mennonite-Orthodox dialogue, "Interpreting the Bible: Voices from Two Traditions," will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. March 3 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 64 Hershey Ave. Brian Miller, pastor of Sunnyside Mennonite Church, and the Rev.


Kennedy Calls Obama âNew Generation of Leadershipâ

Edward M. Kennedy placed the aura of his familyâs name around the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama.


The Bank of England has decided that interest rates will stay the same despite a consumer slow-down. Your views?


Blake Lawyer Says Police Wanted to Nab Celebrity

Police probing the murder of Robert Blake's wife zeroed in on the actor even though there was no evidence to show he killed her because they wanted


Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona walked into his clubhouse Thursday morning and it was the same place he's enjoyed all season.


Il salone della casa a Rho anticipa le tendenze


NEW YORK  - It might not have gone more than four games, but the Boston Red Sox's second World Championship since 2004 still boosted Fox to a primetime win Sunday night.


Gil Garcetti prosecutes a new cause - shooting photos that make a difference

The D.A. who prosecuted O.J. Simpson recommends following your passion to a second career if it's not in your first.


Scientists find hot spot on Saturn's chilly pole

Saturn's chilly north pole boasts a hot spot of compressed air, a surprising discovery that could shed light on other planets within our own solar system and beyond, researchers said on Thursday.


Foodmakers Search for A New Fat  . . . Again

As evidence grows that trans fatty acids in partially hydrogenated oils are damaging to the heart, the food industry is looking for an alternative.


Indians' long balls leave Mariners 0-for-September

Ichiro Suzuki inched closer to the Major League hits record with a 2-for-4 night. They were two of just five hits Seattle managed against Cleveland starter CC


Violent School Crime Falls Over 10 Years

Violent crime against students in schools fell by 50 percent between 1992 and 2002, with young people more often targeted for violence away from school.


Sparano a un consigliere comunale di An, Ã¨ grave

Il consigliere comunale foggiano di An, Leonardo Biagini, Ã¨ stato ferito gravemente stasera con alcuni colpi di arma da fuoco mentre era all'interno di una sezione del partito in viale Di Vittorio. A quanto


Four Treated at Hospital After Apartment Fire

By Steve Lannen, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 15--A Thursday morning fire at a Cardinal Valley apartment complex injured at least four people.   Firefighters received a call at 2:52 a.m. and responded to 116 Londonderry at Oxford Circle.


NEW YORK - Al Leiter pitched two-hit ball for six innings to earn his first win in six weeks, and the New York Mets put another dent in Chicago's playoff hopes Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the Cubs.    Chicago began the day a half-game in front of San Francisco in the NL wild-card race after losing 4-3 to the fourth-place Mets in 11 innings Saturday...


Extended schools, with after-school activities, are improving GCSE results, say researchers.


Europe's newspapers analyse the furore over an outspoken EU commissioner and Spain's apparent transatlantic snub


RENO-- Glamis Gold President and CEO Kevin McArthur said he is very happy that Toronto-based Goldcorp has agreed to let its shareholders decide whether to proceed with a proposed friendly merger with Wheaton River, or to consider a hostile


Scientists Warn of Global Warming Results

Scientists warned Tuesday that a long-term increase in global temperature of 3.5 degrees could threaten Latin American water supplies, reduce food yields in Asia and result in a rise in extreme weather conditions in the Caribbean.


Real Madrid tell Liverpool: Â£8M for Morientes

Real Madrid have slapped an Â£8 million price on the head of want-away striker Fernando Morientes. After a preliminary meeting on Tuesday, Morientes' agent Gines Carvajal held more talks with Liverpool officials yesterday on Merseyside.


Goals from Luton Shelton and Jon Stead see Sheffield United upset Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.


Plot clue is chronicle of a death foretold

THE actual contents of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are known only to JK Rowling, but she has let slip a handful of clues.


GIVING: Salvation Army raises about $26,400 in Grand Forks

The Salvation Army of Grand Forks has raised about 44 percent of its Red Kettle campaign goal at the halfway point of its kettle drive.


Unions are threatening a general strike in the Ivory Coast in a protest against the prices farmers are paid for their cocoa supplies.


3 members of Iraqi interim leader's family reported kidnapped

Three members of Iraqi interim prime minister Ayad Allawi's family were abducted from their Baghdad home, police said Wednesday.


The entry-level laptop is taking the first steps into Asian classrooms.


Studies: TB can be treated in few months

New research gives hope for successfully treating tuberculosis in a few months rather than the six months or more currently needed to beat the contagious lung disease, doctors reported Tuesday.


Supreme Court Ponders Medical Marijuana Case

Nov. 29, 2004 -- The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that will determine whether federal drug officials can crack down on patients who grow and smoke marijuana even in states where the law allows its medical use.


Video game exploits death of past president

In light of concerns about video game violence, the release of a controversial new game isnât helping the issue. Very different from the games that are usually released each week, âJFK Reloadedâ was released Monday.


Shane Mosley gave Winky Wright his big chance. After beating Mosley a second time, Wright is now ready to cash in on it. Wright pronounced himself one of boxing's elite contenders Saturday night after beating


China and India's growing trade and investment in Africa is spurring African economies, says a World Bank report.


Hulu, an online video service formed  by two U.S. media conglomerates, will begin a private test on  Monday with two new partners in one of big media's most  ambitious attempts to court viewers wherever they spend time.


Thousands flee rebel attack in eastern Congo

Fighters loyal to a dissident general  attacked army positions in eastern Congo with heavy weapons on  Saturday, killing two soldiers and sending thousands of people  fleeing into the bush, U.N. officials said.


Two Friends Will Tangle With a Title at Stake

When Byrd (37-2-1) walks across the ring at Madison Square Garden tonight to defend his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title against McCline (31-3-3), the fighters will see more than just a dangerous opponent.


Iranian support for militias in Iraq rising: U.S.

Iranian support for militias who are destabilizing Iraq has risen since the United States and Iran held breakthrough talks in Baghdad in May, the U.S. envoy to Iraq said on Tuesday after a fresh round of discussions.


England's qualifications watchdog says "a myriad of issues and errors" plagued  this year's English tests.


6,300 Dead as Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The world's biggest  earthquake in 40 years hit south Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India and swamped  tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives, killing more than  6,300 people.


Shoppers Getting Into the Holiday Spirit

US shoppers are starting to get into the holiday spirit, with indices on Tuesday showing sales picking up with only 10 shopping days until Christmas.


NEW YORK  - Black residents of nursing  homes are more likely to develop bedsores, or "pressure  ulcers," than whites are, according to the results of a study  published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.  Differences in the characteristics of the nursing homes do not  appear to explain the increased risk for bedsores.


No smoking gun yet in Conrad Black fraud trial

The testimony of more than two dozen  witnesses and reams of documents shown to jurors at Conrad  Black's fraud trial has not produced the telling piece of  evidence that resoundingly implicates the one-time media mogul,  attorneys observing the 11-week trial said.


World Business Briefing: Britain: Executive Is Leaving BP

BP, the British oil company, said the chief executive of its refining and marketing operations is leaving to run Talisman Energy of Canada. The executive, John Manzoni, had been passed over for the chief executiveâs position at BP when Tony Hayward was named to the job this month. Mr. Manzoni will become president and chief executive of Talisman. He will be succeeded at BP by a fellow executive, Iain Conn, BP said. Mr. Manzoni was criticized for his handling of safety management after an explosion killed 15 workers at a BP refinery in Texas in March 2005.


Great Britain has one of its best ever days at the Olympics, winning five golds.


GM, DaimlerChrysler to develop hybrid engines

Financial terms of the agreement between GM, the world's largest automaker, and its German-American rival weren't disclosed yesterday, but Tom Stephens, GM's group vice


President Bush is set to announce additional sanctions against the Burma regime, the White House says.


ChevronTexaco Corp. CVX.N plans to  raise capital spending 18 percent next year, investing heavily  in regions like West Africa and the deep waters of the Gulf of  Mexico, the No. 2 U.S. oil company said on Tuesday.


Protests continue in Beirut to try to bring down the government as Arab nations renew efforts to mediate.


Student Convicted in Attack Against Estonian Web Site

A 20-year-old student has been fined for participating in last year's cyberattack against Estonian Web sites.


Erickson staying in San Fran after talks with Ole Miss

Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers head coach Dennis Erickson will remain with the team after discussing the head coaching vacancy at Ole Miss with school officials on Tuesday.


Valencia, 13:17 - CALCIO, RISSA VALENCIA: MARCHENA VUOL PAGARE META' MULTA NAVARRO

Carlos Marchena, uno dei giocatori del Valencia coinvolti nella rissa scoppiata al termine della gar...


A chronology of events in the deadly outbreak of E. coli in the southwestern Ontario farming town of Walkerton. May 12, 2000: Torrential rains wash bacteria from cattle manure into Walkerton's shallow town well.


Fashion Wire Daily - It was only Gareth Pugh's third runway outing at London fashion week, as one of the Topshop sponsored New Gen designers, but his show, held at the London's Natural History Museum on February 15, has already become the hottest ticket in town.


Microsoft has won the first round against security researchers digging for flaws in its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), dismissing claims by German consultants to have identified vulnerabilities.


For Island Nations, Migrants Both Help and Hurt: Haitians Seeking Opportunity Take Unwanted Jobs, Strain Limited Budgets

By Vanessa Bauza, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 3--Every summer, Caribbean islands welcome waves of tourists to their sunbaked shores.


ETA bomb explodes in northern Spain, no injuries: police

A bomb exploded outside a courthouse in  northern Spain on Sunday, two days after Basque separatists ETA  said they would continue to strike Spanish government forces.


Not good value The Public Accounts Committee said the BBC failed to ensure it got best value when it outsourced its IT department to Siemens.â¦


Hollywood stars choose between Clinton, Obama

Even as they ponder their Oscar  votes, the wealthy stars of Hollywood's liberal establishment  are sizing up the choice between the Democratic Party's two  leading lights for president in 2008.


Sao Paulo police on alert after violence

Police in South America's largest city have been placed on maximum alert following a shootout in which 13 suspected gang members were killed trying to carry out a plan to attack prison guards.


Adebayor shoots Monaco to top spot in France

Togo's Emmanuel Adebayor shot Monaco to the top of the French league table with the winner in a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint Germain who thought their season could not get any worse.


New Salesforce.com hosted CRM lets users access Apex Code to make writing custom apps easier, adds workflow management.


Religion Journal: Taking the Debate About God Online, and Battling It Out With Videos

A religious battle is taking place on the Internet, with two very different groups arguing over the existence of God.


Lawmakers Shudder at Tax Increase To Fix AMT

Almost a year after vowing to protect millions of middle-income families from a special tax meant for millionaires, Democratic leaders are still struggling to find ways to raise the billions of dollars needed to fix the problem.


Just to clarify this thing about who's the first-choice goalkeeper for the United States men's soccer team. Tim Howard has played in three of the first four CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, but that doesn't mean he has the job indefinitely.


A U.S. Army medic who refused to return to Iraq because of his opposition to the war was convicted of desertion at his court martial Tuesday, and could face as long as seven years in prison.


ABC Sorry for 'Desperate Housewives' Football Plug

The National Football League has thrown a penalty flag at ABC television, and the network has apologized, for its literal use of locker-room humor to promote the new hit drama "Desperate Housewives."


Nations Urge Iraq to Seek Election Support

Twenty nations, including the United States, Iraq's neighbors and Arab countries opened a conference on Iraq on Monday, urging the government to meet with its opponents to get them to take part in the general elections.


Senate Approves Surveillance Bill, Preserves Telecom Immunity

The Senate voted today to preserve retroactive immunity from lawsuits for telecommunications companies that cooperated with a government eavesdropping program, decisively rejecting an amendment that would have stripped the provision from a bill to modernize an electronic surveillance law.


European probe into Thales bid for satellite companies

The European Commission said it has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition by French defense group Thales of Alcatel's holdings in satellite companies Alcatel Alenia Space (AAS) and Telespazio.


Police get 10,000 calls as prayers held for murdered prostitutes

Police probing the murders of five prostitutes said they had received nearly 10,000 calls from the public offering tips in one of Britain's biggest murder hunts.


Microsoft to indemnify most customers from legal threats

NOVEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.


MS, Yahoo! and Google snub debate on freedom

Not all publicity is good publicity Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft have passed up the chance to take part in a web conference on internet freedom being hosted by human rights group Amnesty International this evening.â¦


"Nel comitato le donne sono piu' che in ogni altra forza"


By Hochmuth, Phil; Duffy, Jim  Simpler site-to-site VPNs, higher WAN performance and other features are on tap.


Apple warns iTunes users to delay Vista upgrade

Apple released updating software to help Vista users access their Tunes songs, but continued to warn Windows users to delay a Vista upgrade until the next version of iTunes is available  in a few weeks.


VATICANO - ÂEdizioni della Bibbia nel contesto di Propaganda FideÂ: la parola di Dio in 160 lingue testimonia lÂazione missionaria e lÂinculturazione della fede Roma (Agenzia Fides) - P.Giovanni Rizzi, Docente di Sacra Scrittura nella Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urbaniana, ha portato a compimento un imponente studio dedicato alle edizioni della Bibbia custodite presso la Biblioteca della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Urba...


The Hoyas face a team hungry and desperate for a victory Monday when eighth-ranked Georgetown, fresh off a loss so Syracuse, goes on the road to face Providence.


Obama faces high expectations after resounding Senate victory

Barack Obama's overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black US senator in history -- and one of the nation's brightest political stars.


Giles spins England into strong position

England spinner Ashley Giles made a crucial breakthrough for his country when he dismissed South African captain Graeme Smith for 74 on the first day of the third Test at Newlands here.


If Barack Obama is going to reach the White House, he'll have to convince voters that he's tough enough to handle both the political combat of a general election and the stresses of the presidency.


Envoy condemns threats against reporters

U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza condemned threats against American reporters Friday amid intelligence reports that drug traffickers were planning to kill foreign journalists along the U.S.-Mexico border.


Israel's parliament is set for a second day of debate ahead of a vote on whether to pull Jewish settlers out of Gaza.


Reyes tapped to chair Intelligence panel

House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has chosen a Border-Patrol-agent-turned-congressman to take over the House Intelligence Committee, according to congressional aides.


Paramilitary Ties Implicate Colombia's Political Elite

BOGOTA, Colombia, Dec. 18 -- In what has been heralded as a decisive moment in Colombia's shadowy, decades-long conflict, a powerful paramilitary commander is to appear in a special court Tuesday to account for crimes that include massacres and assassinations. Salvatore Mancuso's testimony will be...


Thirty-nine years after it first appeared, Jean-Luc Godard's document of youthful confusion has not aged one minute.


U.S. panel weighs cold medicines for kids

A U.S. advisory panel  will recommend on Friday if over-the-counter cough and cold  medicines should still be sold for children up to age 12 amid  complaints the drugs can be dangerous and do not work.


A new study suggests giving STD patients medicine to pass on to their possibly infected sexual partners works better than current procedure.


The World Bank launches an emergency insurance fund to help Caribbean nations pay for key services after a hurricane.


Al-Qaida uses women as suicide attackers

It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.


Sarah, 33 anni, lavora come lapdancer in un club di Las Vegasa dicembre ha conosciuto l'attore, e ha avuto con lui una relazione                                            La ballerina che ha sedotto Clooney "I nostri romantici quattro mesi"                                                                                "Mi mandava a prendere col suo jet privato ma non mi ha mai mancato di rispettobevevamo champagne e facevamo l'amore, ma vedevamo anche i film in tv"


Fayrewood waves au revoir to French periperals unit

DCC snaps up firm for â¬12m Fayrewood Plc confirmed yesterday that it had sold French outfit Banque Magnetique SAS to DCC Plc's retail disty subsidiary.â¦


Scientists in Spain say that they have found a tooth from a human ancestor more than one million years old.


Burma's pro-democracy opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been told she faces another year under house arrest. Colleagues in her National League for Democracy said that police had visited her last Friday to inform her of the extension.


Red Sox: Always Finding New Ways to Lose

They can't blame Grady Little for this one. Or Babe Ruth or Bucky Dent or Bill Buckner.


Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A Yemeni  accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed  to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a  U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation  problems.


A relaxed President Bush welcomed NATO's top diplomat to his ranch Sunday for talks to be dominated by the surging violence in Afghanistan.


Indian literature, already known around the world for such English-language authors as Salman Rushdie and Rohinton Mistry, is reaching out to a broader audience for works in dozens of Indian languages at the Frankfurt Book Fair.


Kohl's 3Q Profit Up 19 Percent to $143.8M

Department store operator Kohl's Corp. said Thursday that its profit grew 19 percent in the fiscal third quarter as new stores boosted revenue.


Online Travel Service Mines European Growth      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Like a lot of their customers, officials at Priceline.com are eyeing foreign shores.


Update 12: Crude Oil Climbs Above $50 in Asia

Crude oil prices climbed above the key $50 mark in Asian trade Tuesday, creeping close to an all-time high as worries continued over supply and unrest in key oil producing areas.


Foreigners Leaving Ivory Coast Despite Government Assurances

Foreigners continue to stream out of the West African nation of Ivory Coast despite promises from President Laurent Gbagbo to protect them after a surge of anti-Western violence.


There's treasure on that there online car boot sale British Museum experts will monitor eBay antiquities sales and report illegal activity to the Met's Art and Antiques Unit in an arrangement announced today.â¦


THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats in Michigan.


Dividendo a 0,35 euro, in crescita del 13% sul 2005


Segretario di Stato Vaticano lo auspica per 'bene comune'


Olympics: Reign of US NBA stars ends as Argentina, Italy reach ...

ATHENS : Just 12 years after Michael Jordan and the United States Dream Team rolled to Olympic basketball gold, Argentina and Italy are living the dream and all that's left for Americans is a wake-up call.


Tonga 25, United States 15: Tonga Tops U.S. at Rugby World Cup

The Eagles dropped their second match at the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday, losing to Tonga. The United States will play Somoa on Sept. 26.


A new rash of kidnappings has raised fears that well-armed, politically aligned street gangs are seeking to destabilize Haiti's new government, threatening U.N.-led efforts to restore security 2 1/2 years after a crippling revolt.


A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.


Afghan Suicide Bombs Kill 18, Including 4 Canadian Soldiers

The three bombings, in one of the countryÂs worst days of violence against civilians, were a clear escalation in insurgent tactics.


Bush, Kerry gear up for final debate as polls show race too close to call

The rival campaigns of President George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry have hit the Southwest, where they are to face off in their final televised debate in two days, with polls showing the race still too close to call.


OXiGENE reaches a deal with FDA on its lead compound.


Perito, lamierino e' alterato ma non manomesso


Giant penguins roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago, much earlier than scientists thought the flightless birds had spread to warmer climes.


Green dethrones defending champ to win NBA dunk contest

Boston Celtic swingman Gerald Green posted the top three scoring dunks to win the Slam Dunk Contest as part of the National Basketball Association festivities leading to Sunday's All-Star Game.


Torino, 13:54 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; DESCHAMPS: IL MERCATO E' FINITO

Didier Deschamps dichiara chiuso il mercato della Juventus. ''Se arrivasse qualche rinforzo all' ult...


IBM is filling in the center of its Power 5-based eServer i5 lineup on Tuesday, unwrapping a four-way system aimed at midsize companies looking to consolidate a variety of business applications.


Industry groups sign piracy agreement in China

(InfoWorld) - Industry groups for producers of copyrighted material, including the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA), Friday signed an agreement with the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) for protection against Internet piracy in China. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and The Publishers Association (TPA) of the U.K. also signed the memorandum, under which the industry groups will provide information about legal, authorized products distributed by their member companies in China. This allows the NCAC to distinguish between legal and pirated copy available online. Instances of Internet piracy will then be referred to the NCAC, which will then inform the proper legal authorities, the MPA said in a statement. The BSA estimated that total pirated software losses in 2005 in China were $3.9 billion, and that 86 percent of all software used in China during that year was pirated. The MPA estimated that the piracy rate for its members' products was 93 percent. Those numbers are calculated based on estimated sales if pirated or unauthorized products were not available. BSA members include major technology companies such as Apple Computer, Microsoft, and Dell. The MPA is comprised of Hollywood's largest film studios, such as Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America. Â


A report into the loss of British Mars probe Beagle 2 blames the UK government's failure to commit funds early.


Guantanamo judge drops charges against Canadian

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - The military judge presiding at Omar Khadr's war crimes tribunal dismissed all the charges against the young Canadian on Monday, saying he did not meet the definition of those subject to trial under a new law.


An Italian judge orders the trial of 26 US citizens for their role in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian imam in 2003.


Rapper 50 Cent was arrested for  traffic offenses while driving a silver, open-topped  Lamborghini on Friday, generating a crowd that cheered the  recording artist and jeered police as they handcuffed him.


A Betjeman fan challenges the current laureate Stob Thanks to the Beeb's correctly extensive celebrations of Sir John Betjeman's centenary, Betjmania is once more abroad and has conquered everywhere. (Everywhere? Well, as they say in the Asterix books, everywhere except one tiny village...)â¦


In modern India, tradition shackles love, marriage

In drama and intrigue, the story is straight out of a film script -- she a fabulously rich girl, he an IT engineer, and both dare to marry despite her family's arch-resistance.


FRANCISTOWN, Botswana -- The young and hip at ground zero of the AIDS epidemic meet, drink and pair off under the knowing gaze of bartender Brian Khumalo. Sometimes they first buy a three-pack of condoms from the box he keeps by the liquor, sometimes not.


Pats go for win record against woeful âFins

The New England Patriots appear to have an easy path to their record 19th straight victory (including playoffs) against winless Miami in Foxboro on Sunday.


Luong Van Inh is among a neglected group of Asians threatened by an environmental hazard rarely considered: indoor air pollution. Caused by burning wood, coal or other cheap fuels in kitchens, it kills about 1.5 million people worldwide each year.


With so many troops fighting in the Middle East, members of the military could play a huge role in deciding the next commander-in-chief in this dead-heat presidential contest. But Democrats and Republicans alike fear that reforms enacted by Congress after 2000 have not fixed the problems associated with overseas voting.


Women recognised as Confucius kin for first time

Women are to be recognised for the first time as descendants of Confucius in a new family tree of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.


News.com Extra: Apple's new star, the Mac computer

Plus: My GPS proves your radar gun is wrong. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Letter Bomb Explodes in Germany, No One Hurt

A letter bomb addressed to a local politician exploded in the southern German town of Regen Monday -- the first device to explode in what police say they suspect is a four-month campaign by a mystery attacker.


Doctors delay releasing the world's most-premature baby, saying she will stay in hospital for checks.


Bernard Hopkins knocked out Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot in the ninth round Saturday in Las Vegas making him the middleweight champion of the world.


Female Sex-Drive Patch Needs More Study -Panel

Procter & Gamble Co.'s testosterone patch for boosting female sex drive needs longer-term testing for serious side effects before it can win approval, a U.S. advisory panel unanimously ruled on Thursday.


MRI on Kobe's Ankle Reveals Severe Sprain

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is sidelined indefinitely after an MRI exam on his right ankle Friday revealed a severe sprain.


As expected, the Dallas Cowboys cut Drew Bledsoe on Thursday. Bledsoe, who lost his quarterback job to Tony Romo after six turnover- and sack-plagued starts last season, was one of a number of aging players cut Thursday as teams adjusted their rosters to get more salary cap room for the free agent period that begins Friday.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday threatened opposition governors with jail if they lose in the upcoming Oct. 31 election and refuse to give up their posts.


Orlando Magic's Steve Francis (3) drives to the basket in front of New Orleans Hornets' Baron Davis (1) in first half of a preseason game at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss.


Under U.S. pressure, Kenya's president and his chief rival agreed to talks and made other concessions to end their deadly election dispute. The opposition, meanwhile, claimed violence, much of it fueled by tribal rivalries, has killed up to 1,000 people, but the government put the toll at nearly 500.


Baseball chief welcomes stiffer online pharmacy laws

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball execs "fully support" Congress's attempts to make it harder for Americans to get drugs online without a valid prescription.


Rock Music Menu: Playing Cat and mouse at airport

com. The e-mails poured in earlier this week from angry Cat Stevens fans after their hero was kicked off an airplane for security reasons.


A few more details emerge about the three energy-efficient Turion-powered notebooks.


Cops Crack Possible Nut-Nabber Syndicate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Police say a tipster may have helped them crack a nut-nabbing syndicate.


Microsoft braces for EU anti-trust appeal hearing

US software giant Microsoft said Monday it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance.


Two decades after its debut, David Hockney finally is happy with his staging of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde."


Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence Saturday that killed at least ...


Firenze, 15:16 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA-MILAN: ARRESTATO UN TIFOSO ROSSONERO

Un tifoso del Milan arrestato e due denunciati, questo il bilancio degli incidenti avvenuti ieri mdo...


U.N. Council considers Iran nuke resolution

Britain and France plan to introduce on Monday a revised U.N. Security Council draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and hope to put the measure to a vote in the next two weeks.


Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges South Africa's governing ANC not to choose Jacob Zuma as its new leader.


A French mayor vows to continue fighting to legalise gay marriage despite a court ruling against it.


Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc.  on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss as revenue rose year over year for the second consecutive quarter after three years of declines, sending shares slightly higher.


Lagos - Oil majors in Nigeria said on Tuesday they were undeterred by the threat of an armed group fighting government troops in the Niger Delta to attack oil facilities and personnel.


Iraqi National Guardsman Killed Near Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - An Iraqi National Guardsman was  found shot dead near Falluja Friday with a note on his body  warning others against working with U.S.-led forces, in the  latest such attack on Iraqi security forces.


Sells Seagate OEM drives to end users Online retailer Ebuyer.com has many disgruntled customers knocking at its door after a cock-up with the manufacturer warranty on some of its Seagate hard-drives.â¦


THE Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, reached a deal with Shimon Peres yesterday to name the opposition leader as his senior deputy - clearing a key obstacle to a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.


The emergence of a new Internet virus targeting a Microsoft Windows security flaw could cause more damage than usual because the company's system for fixing the problem is so complex that many people will not bother to download it, security experts warned.


It's an amateur boxing practice with a difference: neither fighter can see.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will yuk it up on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," a day before the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday contests.


Analysts speculate that company is a possible target to be acquired and that big operational changes are in store for the 16,557-person technology consulting firm.


Kellogg Says Escalating Costs Are Limiting Profit Growth

Although the company reported a 9 percent rise in third-quarter earnings, it said rising prices for ingredients would lower its outlook for earnings in 2008.


Ibm Expands Rfid Offerings with Services for Mid-Market and

CHICAGO - (BUSINESS WIRE) â-ept. 14, 2004 â -ay IBM announced a broad suite of services to speed the benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems to industrial companies and mid-market businesses.


Australia's Big Brother is criticised for deciding not to tell a contestant that her father has died.


Bengalese travolge sulle strisce una 91enne in pieno centroE' stato rintracciato grazie alle segnalazioni dei passanti                                          Roma, uccide anziana e scappa Arrestato pirata della strada


Defying Army Offensive, Hamas Rockets Hit Israel

Defiant Palestinian militants fired  rockets into an Israeli border town on Monday despite an  Israeli military offensive, the bloodiest in the Gaza Strip in  four years of conflict, intended to stop such attacks.


The agriculture minister confirms bluetongue disease has been detected in Northern Ireland for the first time.


San Francisco Signs Benitez to Three-Year Deal

Free agent Armando Benitez and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract yesterday, a move that stabilizes the club's closer role that has been in flux since Robb Nen was injured two years ago.


The Atlantis orbiter is set to return to Earth after installing Europe's Columbus science lab on the space station.


Oil prices extended a bounce from three-week lows on Monday, climbing back above $52 for US crude amid jitters over tight global winter fuel stocks and this week's US presidential election.


Strong quake shakes Dominica, Guadeloupe

ROSEAU, DOMINICA - A strong earthquake rocked the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe early Sunday, injuring several people and destroying several buildings.


Oracle Corp. extended its hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. for the 12th time, pushing the tender offer through Oct. 8.


U.N. pulls out non-essential staff from Darfur town

The United Nations said on Wednesday it had flown 134 of its own and other agencies' non-essential staff out of the main town in Sudan's Darfur region because of the increased presence of militias.


Xangati Delivers First Products for Rapid Identification of Application and Network Performance Problems

Xangati today announced the first rapid problem identification (RPI)  appliances, a product family whose precision profiling capability  enables network operations -- in record time --  to accurately pinpoint the sources of application and network  performance issues across the enterprise.


Nokia's Newest unlicensed mobile access phone, the 6301, was unveiled in Helsinki today.


Vibo Valentia, 12:58 - VOLLEY, SERIE A1: VIBO INGAGGIA SLOVACCO DIVIS

La Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia ha ingaggiato il ventottenne opposto slovacco Peter Divis. Alto 198 c...


News.com Extra: Ten great fake science and tech videos

Plus: Indian government monitors every cafe keystroke. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


State-Owned Russian Bank Buys a 5% Stake in EADS

The move brought intense speculation that the Russian government may seek to leverage the investment into a strategic partnership with the company.


Smell Test May Predict Alzheimer's - US Study

A simple scratch and sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday. They found that patients with early Alzheimer's disease may be


Nick Raynsford confirms Cabinet rows over Gordon Brown's plan to raid Whitehall budgets to cushion council tax rises.


Israeli air strike targets factory in Gaza-witnesses

An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles into Gaza City today at what witnesses said was a refrigerator factory, hours after troops killed eight Palestinians during a massive offensive in northern Gaza.


Microsoft releases simpler version of Windows XP in Asia

Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, announced that it has added Russia to its Windows XP Starter Edition pilot program today.


The first cloned-to-order pet sold in the United States is named Little Nicky, a 9-week-old kitten delivered to a Texas woman saddened by the loss of a cat she had owned for 17 years.


Roy Keane to call it quits at end of next season

Roy Keane will quit football when his current contract with Manchester United expires at the end of next season.


Parisians rediscover taste for "art of the nude"

Backstage at the Lido, the dancers in one  of the French capital's most celebrated nude revues file into  place, adjust their plumed headdresses as the music begins, and  stride out for the night's show.


Firenze, 20:16 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA. 7-0 NEL TEST CON IL TAVARNUZZE IMPRUNETA

Test infrasettimanale per la Fiorentina, che ha affrontato i dilettanti del Tavarnuzze Impruneta in ...


Somalian militia looks to take over port

Hundreds of Islamic militiamen in heavily armed trucks headed Saturday to the strategic town of Kismayo in what appeared to be an imminent takeover attempt of one of the last seaports outside their control in Somalia, witnesses said.


President Bush remains intent on deploying a multibillion-dollar shield as an "important deterrent" against ballistic missile attack, the White House said on Thursday, a


Top U.S. economic forecasters are  growing increasingly worried about the impact of surging oil  prices on consumer and business spending in 2005, a survey  released on Sunday showed.


Tony Hix, a do-it-yourselfer who recently renovated his Washington house, has now decided he can sell it himself, too.


An anonymous jury will hear the case of six men accused of plotting to attack soldiers at Fort Dix, a federal judge ruled Thursday.


By Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 28--A new agribusiness page tops the list of enhancements Wednesday to the Tulsa World Business section.   Every week, the agribusiness page will offer news and information on crops, cattle, growing conditions and other farm topics.


Russia Mourns Hostage Killings, Questions Mount for Putin

BESLAN, Russia  - Flags flew at half-mast across  Russia on Monday at the start of national mourning for 338  people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school, while  questions mounted over President Vladimir Putin's policies.


Sony to spend $200 mln on advanced panel technology

Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony  Corp  said on Tuesday it will spend 22 billion yen  ($203.5 million) to develop technology to make medium to large  organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels.


Premier kazako: non escluso possa perdere status operatore


Serena Williams still loves playing tennis, although her passion for fashion is undeniable.


Arts & entertainment: Stage and television celebrities gather in West Sussex to see actor Billie Piper marry Laurence Fox


China Colliery Accidents Kill 5,286 Miners This Year

Colliery accidents in China killed  5,286 miners in the first 11 months of the year, but the  government cast the figure in a positive light, saying it was  at an all-time low relative to production.


Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's campaign is stopping an advertisement that features footage of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain rebuking President George W. Bush during the 2000 primary campaign.


Klitschko's cut problem could be equalizer for Williams

LAS VEGAS, United States  - The oddsmakers have labelled Vitali Klitschko a strong favourite to defend his WCB heavyweight title but the scars over his left eye may be the biggest equalizer for challenger Danny Williams.


The latest point release of MySQL database is now good to go, the company said Wednesday. MySQL 4.1, available in both open-source and commercial versions, promises more enterprise-worthy features and faster


Palestinian leader warns of civil war due to internal fighting

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians marked 40 years of Israeli military occupation yesterday with calls for soul-searching and a warning from their leader that months of bloody internal fighting have pushed them to the brink of civil war.


LONDON: New Zealand crushed a plucky United States team by 210 runs as the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament got off to an explosive and predictably wet start on Friday.


"Luxury" migrant camp sparks row on Italian island

The barbed wire has gone and the  dormitories look basic but reasonably clean. Welcome to the  new-look camp for immigrants on the island of Lampedusa.


Car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP, 9 others in Beirut

A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese politician Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in the sixth blast to strike the Beirut area in less than four weeks, security sources said.


AIR New Zealand faces being further squeezed on trans-Tasman fares as a result of the ban on its planned alliance with Qantas. Industry analysts last night dismissed claims that Air NZ and Qantas could still work together using informal ties.


European and Asian countries with U.S. troops have braced for the changes for several years, but Bush's announcement Monday that up to 70,000 uniformed personnel and 100,000 dependents will gradually be moved ...


Volkswagen workers lay down tools in first warning strikes

WOLFSBURG, Germany : Around 4,000 workers at three factories of German car giant Volkswagen halted production for about an hour overnight in the first official warning strikes aimed at putting pressure on management in the deadlocked wage talks, unions


Khadafi's son says he is working to free British hostage in Iraq

The son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said in Vienna that he was working to free British engineer Kenneth Bigley who has been held hostage in Iraq for nearly three weeks, a Libyan diplomatic source said.


Roma, 00:01 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: MI ASPETTAVO DI DOVER SCONTARE QUALCOSA

Intervenendo alla Domenica Sportiva, il tecnico della Juve, Claudio Ranieri, è tornato sui du...


A new, stealthy attack serves up malicious code only once, making it harder to spot and track.