The Motley Fool - Here's something you don't see every day -- the continuing brouhaha between Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT - News) being a notable exception. South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Company (NYSE: HMY - News) has announced a hostile takeover bid to acquire fellow South African miner Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI - News). The transaction, if it takes place, would be an all-stock acquisition, with Harmony issuing 1.275 new shares in payment for each share of Gold Fields. The deal would value Gold Fields at more than $8 billion. ...


For a Day, Gay Marriage Is Legal in Iowa

DES MOINES, Aug. 31 -- Two men sealed Iowa's first legal same-sex marriage with a kiss Friday morning, less than 24 hours after a judge threw out the state's ban.


Old hip-hop foes Combs, Dogg unite for Europe tour

U.S. rap stars Sean "Diddy" Combs and Snoop Dogg, once bitter rivals in a notorious feud between east and west coast hip-hop in the 1990s, said on Friday they had buried the hatchet once and for all.


Waterfall Audio to introduce glass speakers to American market

French company Waterfall Audio is showcasing its unique glass speakers at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.


Bush praises Maliki, rules out Iraq partition

President Bush praised Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as a "strong leader" on Thursday and said he agreed with him that any partition of Iraq would only increase violence.


General said to OK prison interrogations

UNITED STATES WASHINGTON -- Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, the former top US commander in Iraq, approved the use of severe interrogation methods in Iraq that had been intended only for Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan, according to classified portions of a report by three Army generals on the abuses at Abu Ghraib, The New York Times reported today. The generals' ...


Oil Rises to Record on Reduced Gulf of Mexico Output, Imports

Crude oil in New York rose to a record $53.80 a barrel after the US said some production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan may last as long as six months.


Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians have signed second baseman Ronnie Belliard to a one-year deal, avoiding salary arbitration.


Continuing down the path of Moore's Law, which says that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, Intel Corp.


Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, might introduce in-flight gaming.


Guantanamo Hearings To Give Only Restricted View Of Bin Laden ...

GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Aug 23  - Only a sanitised glimpse of Australian David Hicks' life as a Taliban fighter or what it was like for Salim Hamdan to be Osama bin Laden's personal driver and bodyguard will be given when their military


Hong Kong Power Regulations Based in Part on Emissions

Hong Kong adopts a new regulatory system that could some day be a model for mainland Chinaâs giant power industries.


Last season was . . . well, last season. Which is a long time ago. Or so say the Chargers every time they're asked if bad blood exists between them and the Patriots because of that playoff game in San Diego.


Israel's defense minister has ordered the temporary closure of all crossings into Gaza, cutting off supplies into the besieged strip in response to a slew of Palestinian rocket barrages at nearby Israeli towns


Iran has suspended work on nuclear technology that the United States warned could be used to make weapons, the CBC reported Sunday.


Societa' disposta a favorire l'accesso agli 'open source'


South Korea sees near end to Afghan hostage ordeal

South Korea said the remaining seven Korean church volunteers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan were likely to be freed on Thursday, a day after 12 of their colleagues were released from an ordeal of nearly six weeks.


Joe Ogilvie figured there would be some awfully low scores in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at La Quinta, Calif.


NAJAF, Iraq -- At choked polling stations, couples in their fanciest abbayas and suits jostled in long lines with turbaned clerics, widows in wheelchairs, and one-legged war veterans.


Laden aide says US forces driven into trenches in Afghanistan ...

Osama bin Laden's aide, Ayman al-Zawahri, said Thursday in a videotape broadcast by al-Jazeera TV that mujahedeen (holy fighters) have taken control of much of Afghanistan and driven US forces into the "trenches".


Some young people who smoke cannabis are at real risk of developing psychotic mental illness, according to a major study announced yesterday.


Gartner: x86 server sales growth slowed in Q4

Sales growth for x86 servers slowed in the fourth quarter of 2006 as buyers adopted virtualization technology and waited for quad-core processors, according to a Gartner report released Thursday.


Business & money: Defeat for banks could wipe out Â£3.5bn of income as RBS blames OFT for customers' complaints


BART TOWNSHIP, Pa., Oct. 3 -- A truck driver armed with three guns, two knives and 600 rounds of ammunition burst into a one-room schoolhouse in this Amish community Monday, lined up at least 10 girls against a blackboard and shot them "execution style," killing three before taking his life, police...


FCC ruling sets stage for broadband surge

Broadband service may get a little broader in the next few years, now that the Federal Communications Commission is graciously stepping out of the way.


Sudan Govt., South Rebels Pledge Peace by Dec. 31

NAIROBI, Kenya  - The Sudanese government and its  southern rebel opponents signed a pledge Friday to complete an  agreement to end a 21-year-old civil war by December 31.


ARAFAT - Esponente palestinese nega la morte cerebrale

Arafat sarebbe in coma reversibile, afferma un'esponente palestinese, smentendo i medici francesi che hanno dichiarato la morte cerebrale. La delegata generale della Palestina in Francia, Leila Shahid, alla


Federer swaps living room for centre court at last

Champion Roger Federer will have to dust the cobwebs off his racket on Thursday before returning for the first match of his Wimbledon defense in six days.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: May 14, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


Poverty and youth are overrated. Those are my thoughts after a week in the 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 coupe.


Napoli, 18:21 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: CINQUINA DI CALAIO' IN AMICHEVOLE

Consueto test a Marano per il Napoli, impegnato contro i dilettanti del Castelvolturno (seconda cate...


studio, fabbisogno di 162 mila addetti, 71 mila introvabili


Nevermind the civil war debate - the real question is why didn't the U.S. make a war declaration in the first place? That could bring an end to something that never should have been started


New rules on identifying sperm donors are blamed for a severe shortage of supplies at a south Wales fertility clinic.


Obama buoyed in Iowa; urges supporters to vote

Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama was buoyed on Tuesday by some good news  in an Iowa opinion poll but warned his backers they need to  show up and vote this week if they want him to win.


Scientists have discovered the remains of a tree-climbing creature that lived 13 million years ago in what is now northeastern Spain and may be the last common ancestor of modern great apes


Le cause dell'incidente ancora in fase di accertamento


Firenze, 17:23 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DA PROSSIMA STAGIONE CARD DEL TIFOSO

Novità in vista per i tifosi della Fiorentina, che già dal prossimo anno potranno util...


CBS, Advertisers Come to Rescue of 'Milly'

The real-life story of political journalist Morton Kondracke and his activist wife Milly's struggle with her Parkinson's disease is coming to CBS in a movie starring Bruce Greenwood and Madeleine Stowe.


Lanciano, 19:11 - CALCIO, C1: TECNICO DEL LANCIANO IN OSPEDALE PER INFARTO

Andrea Camplone, tecnico del Lanciano (C1/B), ex giocatore di Pescara, Ancona e Perugia, è st...


ComfortDelGro jumps after buying London bus company

Shares of Singapore's largest land transport group, ComfortDelGro , jumped 3.5 percent on Friday after the company said it would buy a bus and coach company in the United Kingdom for 6 million pounds ($11.08 ...


Dell says extends EMC storage deal for five years

Computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O on   Tuesday said it is extending through 2011 a multibillion dollar   deal with the world's biggest data storage maker, EMC Corp.   EMC.N.


Strong Earthquake Strikes Northern Japan

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake rocked northern Japan this morning near the area where the countryâs deadliest earthquake in a decade struck last month.


Stir in G.O.P. as Ex-Senator Moves to Run

Former Senator Fred D. Thompson has taken steps that make it clear that he is likely to run for the White House.


Neal Fredericks, the cinematographer of the hit horror movie The Blair Witch Project, has died in a plane crash while shooting an independent film.


Italian Jews protest outside a lawyer's office in Rome where a former Nazi officer has begun work.


Russian prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Yukos' chief lawyer and arrested another executive from the oil firm on suspicion of embezzlement.


The attorney for a 10-year-old being held in the fatal shooting of his father said Monday he expects the boy will face a civil murder charge.


Giochera' su due piazze intensifichera' la sua immagine


San Josè, 10:34 - TENNIS, ATP SAN JOSE': BLAKE E GINEPRI AL SECONDO TURNO

Questi i risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di San Josè (montepremi 436mila dollari), n...


Madrid Bombing Trial Opened to Streaming Video

A live video stream is chronicling the trial of 29 men accused of the 2004 terrorist bombing in Madrid.


Despite a spate of bad news, Russia's economy continues to grow.


Police investigating the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones say witnesses "should stand up and be counted".


SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with rebel fighters as they pushed toward the city center...


Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe fired after 4-7 season

OXFORD, Miss. A source says David Cutcliffe, the only coach in Ole Miss history to win at least seven games in his first five years, was fired by the university today.


(InfoWorld) - While Wednesday markedÂ the official unveiling of Oracle's 11g databaseÂ and a look at its new features, pricing and availability information was pretty thin on the ground. All the vendor would confirm is that the Linux version of 11g will ship this quarter, probably in August. "It's our intention to do a pricing announcement closer to the release date," said Chuck Rozwat, executive vice president ofÂ server technologies at Oracle. "It's just a matter of weeks before we make that announcement." He was speaking during a question-and-answer session following a more than two-hour 11g launch event in New York. Oracle wouldn't comment on when 11g would be available for the other operating systems the database will support, including Microsoft's Windows. What also remained unclear was which of the 400 features on display would end up being part of 11g and,Â thus, free to customers upgrading from previous versions of the database and which functionality will Oracle charge users for as additional options for 11g. Rozwat said he couldn't make that call on Wednesday, but that the information would also be forthcoming next month. Earlier during the launch event, Oracle president Charles Phillips tried to set the 11g release in context. Oracle's currently celebrating its 30th year in business since beginning life as Software Development Laboratories, later Relational Software, a startup working on building a relational database. Since that time, Oracle has expanded, often through acquisition, into providing a wide range of other software, notably middleware and back-office applications. Databases remain an important source of revenue for the vendor andÂ provide a 275,000-strong customer base into which it can try to sell its other products. The name "Oracle" originally came from the code name for a project the startup was working on for the CIA, said Phillips, a comparatively recent addition to the company, who joined Oracle in 2003. He recalled an anecdote he'd been told by Larry Ellison, Oracle's co-founder and CEO. The startup had expanded to two offices but had no way to run cabling for its servers between the two rooms. It appeared an intractable problem, but Ellison picked up a hammer and banged a hole in the wall, resolving the issue. "That's why we're Oracle today, and he still carries that hammer around," Phillips quipped. Customers' data needs are highly diverse, and Oracle's trying to cater to all of those different requirements, Phillips said. He drew a comparison with modes of transport. Some users are riding tricycles while others are flying first class on a Boeing 747 jet, he said, so running the gamut from a basic need to store and access data up to highly sophisticated requirements around database security, management, storage, and compliance issues. All customers are struggling with an explosion in the amount of data their IT systems have to handle and an increase in the number of people wanting to access that data more frequently, Phillips said. For some time customers have been requesting the ability to apply patches to Oracle's database while it is still up and running, and that's now available in 11g, Phillips said. "They don't want to stop what they're doing and take the database down," he added. It took Oracle several years to develop that functionality, Phillips noted. IT users are also being pressured to do more with less resources, so 11g includes advanced compression and partitioning capabilities so that customers can choose where they store their data and can opt to put less accessed, older information on cheaper storage devices, he added.


Accountant fraud forces out rights group

A court convicted an accountant Tuesday of embezzling $1.8 million from the Helsinki Federation for Human Rights to support his mistress Â a crime that forced the respected group to fold.


The Merseysiders beat Olympiakos 3 - 1 in their final Group A match, to book their place in the knockout stages of European club football's most prestigious competition.


Pakistani, US national arrested in New York bomb plot

A Pakistani national and a US citizen were arrested over an alleged plot to blow up a subway station in New York, city police commissioner Raymond Kelly said.


Employers Added 96,000 Jobs in September, Less Than Expected

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate set for tonight.


It was a wish come true Sunday for Florida's elections officials: no cameras, few questions and a clear decision.


President Bush and first lady Laura Bush leave "Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico" restaurant in Phoenix with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.


In the middle of the first act of a packed English National Opera performance of Donizettiâs âLucia di Lammermoorâ on Saturday, a chest infection claimed the voice of the bass Clive Bayley, who was singing the leading role of Raimondo, Luciaâs tutor. Could the show be saved? Yes indeed, Reuters reported. Out from the audience came Paul Whelan, 38, who just happened to have been studying the role and was scheduled to take over from Mr. Bayley in a few weeks, through he had had no chance to rehearse. As the performance continued, Mr. Whelan sang from the wings and Mr. Bayley mimed the action. At the conclusion Mr. Whelan, wearing suit and tie, joined the cast for a bow onstage, above. The performers received a standing ovation. âIâm just so glad I was wearing my Armani tie,â he said.


Third-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero was upset by David Ferrer 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 Thursday in the second round of the Lyon Open.


Hooters Air will begin offering nonstop flights out of the Greater Rockford Airport in early 2005 to Denver, Atlanta and Las Vegas, officials said.


Mantova, 18:39 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTE GRAUSO

Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova in vista della gara contro il Napoli, in programma sabato s...


Republican Thompson enters race for president

Hollywood actor and former senator Fred Thompson declared his candidacy for president on Wednesday, formally entering the 2008 White House race with a TV interview as his Republican rivals gathered for a debate.


UN's Ban "very worried" on Iran's nuclear progress

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is worried about Iran's nuclear program but hopes a stand-off with the international community can be resolved through dialogue, he said in comments published in Italy on Friday.


Iranian Arms Destined for Taliban Seized in Afghanistan, Officials Say

An Iranian arms shipment destined for the Taliban was intercepted Sept. 6 by the international force in Afghanistan in what appears to be an escalating flow of weaponry between the two former enemies, according to officials from countries in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.


A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.


3M posts higher profit, affirms forecast

Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.   on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit despite weak demand  for optical film used in flat-screen monitors and TVs.


Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the "near future".


Anheuser Sells CCU Stake for $299 Million

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Leading U.S. brewer Anheuser  Busch BUD.N sold its 20 percent stake in Chile's biggest  brewer CCU CCU.SN for $299 million in an auction on the  Santiago Stock Exchange on Friday.


ISRAELI Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom called yesterday for an international Middle East summit to boost new, reform-minded Palestinian leaders and foster peace moves with Arab states.


Il presidente del Senato inizia le consultazioni. "Gravoso ma non impossibile"La Lega minaccia l'Aventino. Veltroni: "Sono degli irresponsabili"                                          Marini: "Cerco un accordo vero" Stop da An e Udeur: "Subito al voto"


IBM adds fingerprint sensor to ThinkPads

IBM has added biometric security to its ThinkPad notebook line, claiming the technology is now ready for prime time. IBM has added a fingerprint scanner to its T42 ThinkPad


It appears likely that Major League Soccerâs 16th team will be playing in Chester, Pa., near Philadelphia, in 2009 or in early 2010.


Sen. Craig, prosecutor tell different stories

The prosecutor who handled the disorderly conduct case against Sen. Larry Craig says the Idaho Republican was calm and methodical as they discussed Craig entering a guilty plea.


Actor Jerry Orbach, star of Law and Order, has died of prostate cancer, a representative of the show said. The 69-year-old, who also starred in Dirty Dancing and Last Exit to Brooklyn, revealed he was battling cancer in early December.


Online manuals enable ATM reprogramming scam

Money for nothing and your gas for free Reprogramming an ATM to dispense more cash than it ought to is far easier than anyone imagined.â¦


Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.


Britain appointed its first black High Court judge on Thursday and she predicted she would be "the first of many."


US CREDIT-Time Warner may outperform the market

Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it agreed to pay $510 million to the US government to resolve criminal and civil charges linked to its America Online unit.


The Results are In!  Integration Solutions and Interoperability at Organizations Today

(Sterling Commerce)  In September 2007, Computerworld invited IT and business leaders to participate in a survey on integrationand interoperability at their organizations. The survey was fielded through an invitation onComputerworld.com. The goal of the survey was to gain a better understanding of the issues surroundingintegration and interoperability. While commissioned by Sterling Commerce, all data for this survey wasgathered and tabulated independently by Computerworld Research. The following report represents top-lineresults of that survey.


Mike Lang had a career-high 25 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 1:16 remaining, to lift Dartmouth to a 69-67 nonconference victory over New Hampshire last night in Hanover, N.H. Lang's basket broke a 66-66 tie. Dartmouth (3-3) then fouled the Wildcats' Jermaine Anderson, who hit one of two free throws to make it 68-67 with 54 seconds left. A ...


People walking by mock coffins in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during a tribute to the more than 1,100 US service personnel killed so far in the Iraq war.


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


THIEVES stole a laptop computer and a cash box after walking into a shop in Beauchamp Road, Leamington.  They took the black Sony Vaio laptop and a small amount of cash from the Tyre Stop.  The laptop is unusual because the files on the computer are written in an oriental language.


The new law turning clocks forward earlier may wreak havoc and has businesses struggling to make costly fixes. And it's not even certain the move will conserve energy


Angel Fire Resort Extends Its Ski Season to April 1st

Angel Fire Resort today announced it will extend the ski and snowboard season an additional week, moving its scheduled closing date from March 25th to April 1st.


Supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition leader gathered outside court on to hear the verdict in his treason trial, which could see him sentenced to death.


Il segretario generale della Uil contrario alla protesta del 19 gennaio"Dobbiamo salvare la compagnia, non dimostrare che siamo il problema"                                          Alitalia, sindacati divisi sullo sciopero Angeletti: "Un errore", Bonanni:  "Serve"                                                                                La replica del leader della Cisl: "Che tutto questo stia avvenendosenza garanzie per i lavoratori merita senz'altro una risposta"


Analysts say Delta Air Lines chief executive Gerald Grinstein needs to cut a deal soon with his pilots union to buy enough time to implement his initiatives.


Influenza dei polli, Oms: possibile contagio umano

La possibilitÃ  della trasmissione umana del virus dell'influenza dei polli "non Ã¨ confermatam, ma appare probabile". Lo ha dichiarato il portavoce dell'Organizzazione mondiale della sanitÃ  Dick Thompson


I Am My Own Mom: Judy Kuhn, Once a Cosette, Will Play Fantine in 'Les Miz'

Playbill - Broadway's original Cosette, three-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn, will return to Les Misérables, 20 years later, to play the role of Fantine - Cosette's mother - beginning Oct. 23.


Security Team Claims Successful iPhone Hack

A team of security experts in Baltimore, Md., said it has found a flaw in Apple Inc.'s iPhone handset that can be used by attackers to access private data stored on it.


The Boston University men's soccer team has shown no ill effects from playing all but one game on the road so far. The Terriers (4-0-2), who are ranked 23d in the nation, are off to their best start since 1994, largely thanks to the two senior captains, goalkeeper Zach Riffett and defender Zach Kirby .


In Campania nuovi scontri. Giornata di vertici per il premier che riferisce a NapolitanoDomani nuovi incontri. Per ora nessuna soluzione. Pecoraro: "Chiesto l'Esercito"                                          Rifiuti, Prodi: "Soluzione in 24 ore" Ma in serata si riaccende la rivolta                                                                                A sorpresa nel pomeriggio le forze ordine si erano allontanate tra la gioia dei manifestantiIl commissario per l'emergenza ha chiarito: "La discarica rimane". E i disordini sono ripresi


Cagliari, 17:57 - Calcio, Cagliari; Arrigoni: curioso di vedere tridente all'opera

Dopo aver ritrovato la vittoria contro il Messina, il Cagliari Ã¨ atteso domani dalla sfida in trasfe...


Afghans hope India will back pipeline project

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told Foreign Minister Natwar Singh on Tuesday he hoped New Delhi would look favourably on a proposal to pipe gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan and on to India.


Paris - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition on Saturday, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.


DealBook: Buyout Tax Debate Hits the Hamptons

It may be the late-summer doldrums, but the debate over taxes and private equity is hardly on vacation. It has just gone to the Hamptons — like much of the rest of Wall Street. A group of protesters, some with costumes and snarky stage names, gathered Wednesday on the swank Main Street of Southampton, N.Y., not [...].


Iraq's prime minister asked Parliament Thursday to approve six new Cabinet members to replace a group which resigned last month on the orders of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.


Victims who lost relatives, homes and belongings in Tropical Storm Jeanne are now tormented by street gangs who attack food convoys, raid homes at night and shoot those who get in their way.


Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped more than 170 foreigners:


Zurich Financial Reports First Profit Drop in Two Years on Hurricane Costs

Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland s biggest insurer, had its first quarterly profit decline in two years amid costs from the worst U.S. hurricane season in more than a century.


Former Interior Minister Says Serbia Has 17 Mass Graves Containing Kosovo Victims

Serbian territory has 17 mass graves containing bodies of ethnic Albanians slain during Kosovo's 1998-99 war, a former interior minister said Friday, accusing current authorities of a cover-up. Dusan ...


Ministers from 5 states meet over immigration

Interior ministers of western Europe's five biggest countries, who meet in Florence today, are hoping to smooth out differences over how to tackle illegal immigration.


Milano, 16:56 - CALCIO, SERIE A: 2 TURNI DI STOP A COUTO E COMOTTO

Il giudice sportivo Tosel, in relazione alle partite della 23a giornata del campionato di serie A, h...


Contestant kicked off UK's `Big Brother'

A contestant on the British reality TV show "Big Brother" was kicked off the show after allegedly using a racist slur.


Twins Top Yanks 2-0 With Dazzling Defense

NEW YORK - Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series...


EMI, the world's third-biggest music company, whose artists include The Beatles, said Tuesday it would slash 1,500-2,000 jobs worldwide following its takeover by a British private equity firm.


Spinte soprattutto dal buon andamento del mercato auto


Clouds continued to gather over the German economy on Monday, as the Bundesbank estimated that the modest recovery of the eurozone's biggest economy already appears to be running out steam.


Nasa is due to launch an experimental jet over the Pacific today in a bid to reach a record 7,000 mph. The first X-43A flight failed in June 2001 when the booster rocket used to accelerate it to flight speed veered off course and had to be destroyed.


New York probes Wall St. banks over suprime data: report

New York prosecutors are investigating whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks stemming from subprime loan-linked investments, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


New HIV Drug Sanctioned When Others Fail

MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-HIV medication entravirine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals.


Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.


Vibe Award Show interupted by Dr. Dre fight

SANTA MONICA, CA. (Dr. Dre Fans Website) - A brawl broke out at the taping of the second annual Vibe Music Awards show Monday night, resulting in a man being stabbed.


Edison International (EIX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted a 49 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, with most of the earnings coming from completed and planned asset sales.


DEFIANT backbench MPs are today set to ignore Tony Blair's appeal for compromise and back a total ban on fox hunting in an historic vote which signals the death knell for the sport.


Director Gerard Oury, a cultural icon of France whose decades-old comedies remain hits today, has died, local officials at his Riviera home said Thursday. He was 87.


Third Suspect in Van Gogh Thefts Detained

A witness arriving at a court hearing for two men charged with stealing Van Gogh paintings two years ago was arrested himself Monday for allegedly being involved in the heist.


[TS] High & Low Finance: Dollar Still Almighty, for Now

The role of the dollar in international trade and finance â the real sign that New York is the worldâs financial capital â is still taken for granted.


Durable goods orders weaken, jobless claims high

Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in September while the number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits was higher than expected, according to data that painted a picture of a weakening economy.


ICELAND:  Change - But How Much? - in the Wake of Elections

REYKJAVIK, May 26 (IPS) - There has been a change in the make-up of  Iceland's ruling coalition after the recent parliamentary  elections, which bodes for a new approach to health, education  and farm policy. But how much change is in store regarding the  environment, energy production and the Iraq war remains unclear.


French tempted with â¬199 Eee PC HSDPA bundle

Internet 'partout, pour tous', apparently French ordinateuristes can now buy Asus' elfin Eee PC with integrated HSDPA 3G, courtesy of local carrier SFR.â¦


Dj Stoxx arretrato del 3,02%, a 306.03 punti


US President Bush calls for more democracy in Egypt as he wraps up his eight-day tour of the Middle East.


BAGHDAD: A grisly video surfaced yesterday showing militants sawing off the heads of three Iraqi members of a Kurdish party for co-operating with American forces.


Insulin resistance in teens raises high blood pressure risk as ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 - Teenagers whose bodies have a decreased response to insulin might face an increased risk of high blood pressure as adults, according to a large, long-term study reported at the American


European stocks were steady on Thursday  amid results from key firms such as Philips which beat earnings  estimates but gave a cautious outlook, while Siemens also  reported higher-than-expected profits.


Tropical Storm Gabrielle swirled Saturday toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, but its promised rain and high winds weren't enough to scare residents and vacationers away from the beach.


PHUKET, Thailand  - A budget airliner crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, killing 88 people as it broke up and burst into flames while trying to land in driving rain, a senior official said.


Singer Michael Jackson's lawyers have said the child molestation case against him should be dropped because his home was unnecessarily searched.


Protesters twice disrupt Blair's speech at Labor's conference

Protesters have twice disrupted British Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech at his ruling Labor's annual conference in Brighton, southern England, as thousands of pro-hunt campaigners


Arctic nations agree to 'modest' response to climate change

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Arctic nations said changes in the world's polar regions are a concern but they fell short of committing to specific actions to slow down or adapt to warming.


Nuggets' NenÃÂ©'s Tumor Is Benign, According to His Web Site

According to the website of Denver Nuggets forward NenÃÂ©, the testicular tumor doctors removed was benign.


World Bank to fund African phone networks

The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector arm, will on Wednesday unveil a $320m package to finance mobile telephone networks in sub-Sarahan Africa.


The No. 18 Louisville Cardinals flummoxed the No. 3 team in the nation Thursday night. They forcibly seized the notice of the college football world.


Eurostar is set to make its inaugural journey from Paris to London via a new 186mph high-speed line.


[ Here is a Capsule View of How Our Senators and Representatives Voted on Major Legislation in the Past Week.... ]

Here is a capsule view of how our senators and representatives voted on major legislation in the past week.  In the House:  * Proof of Citizenship to Vote: The House on Sept. 20 passed the Federal Election Integrity Act (H.R. 4844) sponsored by Rep.


President Nicolas Sarkozy, his wife and EU officials pressed for the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to life in prison in Libya for allegedly infecting children with AIDS, the president's office said Monday.


German Stocks Decline; Munich Re, Allianz Pace Drop by Insurers

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer yesterday sued Marsh & McLennan Cos., alleging the world's largest insurance broker took payoffs to steer clients to some insurers.


Lo ha riferito ministero esteri Bielorussia su vicenda Maria


Ahern and Blair to hold talks on Wednesday

The Taoiseach is to hold talks with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in London on Wednesday. The two governments are at what Mr Ahern described as 'hopefully the decisive stage' in their efforts to broker a deal in the North's peace process.


"Sopranos" creator defends uncertain ending

Many "Sopranos" fans were furious at Sunday's unresolved ending, but show creator David Chase said he didn't mean to annoy anybody, and for those left wanting more he didn't rule out a movie based on the series.


Turkey, European Union A cautious opening of the door to accession ...

A man reads a newspaper near the Kodja Tepe mosque in Ankara. EU members decided to open accession negotiations with Turkey. The stakes are high for the Muslim-majority country itself but also for several


Bergamo, 19:57 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: 12-0 NEL TEST CON UNA MISTA GIOVANILE

Test infrasettimanale per l'Atalanta, che ha affrontato una mista Berretti-Allievi in vista della ga...


China has closed 1,600 Internet cafes and fined operators a total of $12 million for letting children play violent games and for other violations, the government said Saturday.


'Incredibles' Director Pressured by Pixar Success

Expectations for Pixar Animation  Studios' latest computer-animated creation, superhero satire  "The Incredibles," are running so high that the pressure for  blockbuster success is, well, incredible.


BHP Billiton not currently eyeing Alcoa: source

SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.


Marlies Schild completed a double on Semmering's Magic Mountain on Wednesday, winning a World Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in Tuesday's giant slalom.


Alaska Weighs Ban on Hunters Luring Bears with Food

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Stale doughnuts, lard,  honey-drenched dog food -- is this any kind of meal for a wild  Alaska bear?


Vesa Toskala knows goalies can go years between assists, so he didn't attach too much significance to his two-point performance for the San Jose Sharks. He was more pleased with his 20 saves in San Jose's revitalizing 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.


The father of a Yemeni detainee found hanged in his Guantanamo cell said Sunday he will only receive his son's body for burial once an international investigation is launched into the death.


European Steel Makers Urge Tariffs on Chinese Imports

Claiming that Chinese steelmakers have dumped their products at below-cost prices, European steelmakers have asked the European Commission to impose tariffs.


Citi mulls cutting work force by 5 to 10 percent: report

Citigroup  is considering cutting 5 percent to 10 percent of its work force, which totals 327,000, CNBC television reported on Monday, without citing sources.


Pacers Brawl With Fans During Pistons Game

Indiana's Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, and the brawl forced an early and ugly end to the Pacers' 97-82 win.


Sales of Existing Homes Rise, but Prices Keep Falling

Sales of previously owned homes nudged up in November, but that was not enough to improve the broader picture of a market racked by record-high foreclosures.


Modena, 20:00 - CALCIO, MODENA: INGAGGIATO GIAMPA'

Il Modena ha ingaggiato a titolo definitivo, con un contratto annuale con opzione per la stagione 20...


Iran atom drive slows but more clarity needed: IAEA

Iran's uranium enrichment program is operating well below capacity and is far from producing nuclear fuel in significant amounts, according to a confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters.


Tim Henman believes the Houston venue for the Tennis Masters Cup will see the British number one at the top of his form. Henman takes on American Andy Roddick on Tuesday in his first match after Marat Safin


Just a week ago, following an astonishingly poor effort in their season-opening loss to the Clippers, the plan seemed clear: Hope for the top pick in the lottery.


Small ISPs worry that a FCC decison could take away their ability to offer DSL.


Sure, He Can Direct Hit Movies, but Can He Do Commercials?

While Hollywoodâs top directors have been creating commercials for decades, they are now finding a new reason for ad work: to keep up in a multimedia world.


Il presidente della Repubblica scioglie le Camere"Una decisione obbligata". Ancora da stabilire l'election day                                          Italia al voto il 13 e 14 aprile Napolitano: "Continui il dialogo"                                                                                Prodi: "Non mi ricandido e sulle nomine da fare decideremo con la Cdl"


McNair to start; Titans without Brown against Jags

Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - The Tennessee Titans will have Steve McNair back at quarterback for Sunday's game against Jacksonville, but running back Chris Brown was inactive because of a turf toe injury.


Band's Driver Sullied Chicago Tour Boat - Police

A bus driver working for the ecologically minded Dave Matthews Band could face prosecution on charges of dumping the vehicle's load of human waste off a Chicago bridge onto a tour boat, police said on Wednesday.


Device can improve the image quality of standard and high-definition images.


Colin Montgomerie's bid for a first strokeplay title in America ended in frustration as Tiger Woods prevailed in the Target World Challenge.


Oro nero con consegna a luglio scambiato a 65,89 dlr


FTC Commissioners Refuse to Recuse in Antitrust Case

Commissioners say there's no conflict of interest although their spouses work for a law firm involved in Google's DoubleClick acquisition, which the FTC is reviewing.


In an Aug. 29 story about the Blue Jays-Athletics game, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of an A's player. He's Rob Bowen, not Ryan.


Many Panamanians Say No to Canal Upgrade

A referendum to modernize the congested Panama Canal may fail because of a host of considerations that say much about the countryÂs difficult past and challenging present.


Peter Lonard was almost an afterthought last week at The Australian - until the last nine when his pressure-proof action flushed enough irons close enough to steal the championship from those who had borne the brunt of the leaders' tension for three and a


Arafat Is Buried in Chaotic Scene in the West Bank

Yasir Arafat was buried in Ramallah in a scene of grief and chaos, with thousands of Palestinians surging around his coffin.


Incidente ferroviario. Deraglia treno Cuneo Torino, due vittime

Un treno passeggeri Ã¨ deragliato questa mattina, intorno alle 7.20, sulla linea Cuneo Torino all'altezza di Madonna dell'Olmo. Due persone sono morte e una trentina sono rimaste ferite. Le vittime sono due donne, il capotreno e una viaggiatrice.


Communication and Information Technology Sector Contributed Ep 25 Billion

According to Al-Ahram newspaper (June 12, 2007), the Egyptian Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Mr. Tareq Kamel, announced that the contribution of the communication and information technology sector to the Egyptian GDP amounted to EP 25 billion over the past 18 months.


Sam Mathews rushed for 169 yards on 25 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead Penn to a 17-7 win over Yale yesterday in New Haven.


British prostitutes slain in killing spree: court

A British man asphyxiated five drug-addicted prostitutes in a killing spree and left two of the bodies in a cruciform position with arms outstretched, a court heard on Wednesday.


Fast Retailing eyes Barneys to tap global markets

Fast Retailing's  surprise $900 million bid for Jones Apparel Group's  Barneys New York underscores the Japanese clothing retailer's dream to become a global player and find growth outside its mature home market.


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Data Centers' Quest For Cool: Heat Issues Put Servers At Risk (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The rush of calls that came during last summer's electricity blackouts didn't surprise Aaron Davis, marketing director for American Power Conversion  .


CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina made its national debut Saturday afternoon in a long-running reality series starring the ACC. Carolina's 91-78 win over No.


Roma, 20:37 - BASKET, SERIE A: SIENA RECORD, VARESE TORNA AL SUCCESSO

Risultati della 14/a giornata di andata del campionato di serie A di basket. Da segnalare la 14/a vi...


Second Wave of Foreigners Flees Ivory Coast Unrest

France evacuated hundreds more citizens  fleeing violence in Ivory Coast on Thursday as opposition  leaders from its former colony gathered in South Africa for  talks aimed at rebuilding peace.


Chileans Warm to Female Presidential Hopefuls

SANTIAGO, Chile  - After 14 years in power,  Chile's ruling center-left coalition believes it needs to come  up with a sparkling new image or risk losing the 2005  presidential elections.


If US boosts troop levels in Iraq, then for how long?

Before deciding on whether to increase or decrease troop levels, US officials debate how hard to push soldiers already in Iraq.


When people say "I feel your pain," they do not mean it literally, but certain people really do feel something that appears to be an extreme form of empathy, British researchers said on Sunday.


GE sells Indian outsourcing arm to two US firms for US$500m

NEW DELHI : General Electric Co., a pioneer in business processing in India, has sold a majority stake in its Indian outsourcing arm, GE Capital Services, to two US-based private equity investment firms for US$500m.


Hezbollah sends drone aircraft over Israel

BEIRUT -- Hezbollah sent a reconnaissance drone over northern Israel yesterday in the first hostile aerial incursion from Lebanon since a hang glider attack 17 years ago killed six soldiers.


A Napoli: colpita a un braccio, non e' grave


Dr. Lee Jong-wook, who spearheaded the World Health Organization's successive battles against SARS and bird flu and was the first South Korean to head a U.N. agency, died Monday. He was 61.


Slow consumer buying weighed on third-quarter results of Philips Electronics, and the company says high inventories will continue to hit business in the fourth quarter.


Fraud is costing the UK at least Â£20bn a year, or Â£330 for each person in the UK, a police study warns.


Glaxo to Begin Posting Drug Trial Results

GlaxoSmithKline is expected to start the process of publicly posting the results of clinical trials for its marketed drugs.


Usher Leads American Music Award Nominations

. (antiTainment) Usher dominates the nominations for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, competing for four awards. The list of nominees was released on Tuesday and is dominated by Urban artists.


RIM Launches BlackBerry with Revamped Keyboard

Research In Motion Ltd.  RIM.TO, which popularized wireless e-mailing with its  thumb-operated BlackBerry, launched a new version of the device  on Wednesday with a smaller, revamped keyboard.


Newcastle striker Michael Owen confirms he will undergo surgery on his knee this week.


If the IRA had carried out a Â£26.5m bank raid it would have been "unacceptable", Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness says.


Severe storms crossing the southern   U.S. Midwest produced heavy rains, hail and flooding and caused   at least 10 deaths, local officials said on Saturday.


Police raid three professional football clubs as part of an investigation into alleged corruption.


The head of Microsoft's Business Division is leaving the company, to be replaced by former Juniper Networks COO Stephen Elop in September.


Spain arrests Syrian for selling arms to FARC

Syrian weapons merchant Monzer al-Kassar, who has armed militants from Iraq to Nicaragua, was arrested in Spain and faces extradition to the United States for trying to supply Colombian rebels, U.S. and Spanish authorities said on Friday.


White House contenders celebrate King legacy

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards honored the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King on Monday and said his work paved the way for this year's precedent-shattering White House candidacies.


Pakistan and India Agree to Reopen Rail Link

Pakistan and India agreed on Friday to reopen a rail link severed nearly 40 years ago, in a further sign of warming relations between the nuclear-armed rivals.


Part 2: Runtime efficiency issues in Mac Cocoa programming Last time round, we looked at the way an unnamed developer had used Cocoa routines to chop up a simple C-string in order to determine whether or not it contained a particular, named OpenGL extension name.â¦


Police in Australia make a record seizure of the drug ecstasy, finding three million pills in a bakery oven.


Consumer electronics prices still drop, mostly, but not so much.


Bolton urges U.N. Council to react to N.Korea threat

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to respond to North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test, saying it would be a grave threat to international peace and security.


Google continues to fight its upcoming copyright infringement suit without support from others book-scanning sites. Reports say that Yahoo has rebuffed its rival's request for information on the smaller firm's efforts to create digital copies of books which may or my not still be in copyright.


GOP hopefuls assailed for debate absence

Republican presidential candidates discussed the importance of reaching out to people of color during a minority issues debate Thursday night and criticized the leading four GOP contenders for skipping it.


LSE forecasts earnings surge as battles Nasdaq bid

The London Stock Exchange issued a bullish profit forecast and pledged a dividend hike on Tuesday as it urged shareholders to reject a 2.7-billion-pound ($5.27-billion) hostile bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq.


Il ministro, "Nuove offerte saranno in concorrenza fra loro"


Bush Launches Counterattack on Kerry Over Iraq

President Bush on Tuesday accused his Democratic rival John Kerry of shifting his position on Iraq and reaffirmed his own commitment to the war.


Plus: CNet, Netflix report; Apple's downloads hit 150 mln

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- In its bid to displace Microsoft in controlling the desktop, Google on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited desktop search toolbar.


England reach 122-2 after 29 overs against a Sri Lanka Cricket XI, with Alastair Cook out for 66.


Avoiding Water-Borne Illness While Swimming

Each year, over a thousand people will get sick from a dive in the pool or a dip in the lake. How to avoid being one of them.


Iraq says new round of Iran-U.S. talks soon

Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks about Iraq's security shortly, to follow up a landmark meeting held in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday.


Jingle-bang! Santa's chopper shot up over Rio slum

Not even Santa Claus is safe as the violent Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro celebrates the Christmas season.


A group of Iraqis in brown-and-tan camouflage uniforms huddled around an American officer yesterday as he gave them orders for setting up a checkpoint along a dangerous stretch of highway on the outskirts of Mosul.


The Dalai Lama said Thursday that China is taking an increasingly harsh stance on Tibet and he appealed for international help during a visit to Rome.


DevShed: Using Yahoo Web Services to Perform Searches with an Object-Oriented Approach

To finish up their series looking at using the Yahoo! web service search functionality in a PHP5 application, DevShed has posted this look at integrating the search functionality into a preexisting application.   In simple terms, my plan will consist of creating some compact and modular PHP 5 classes, which will define a few basic methods for working with the different web services offered by Yahoo!.   They take the code they created from before (earlier parts of the series) and format it to fit into its own standalone class that can be included anywhere in an application. They create the class so it can search not only the normal results but it can also pull in the data from the video search Yahoo! offers as well.


Microsoft head honcho expected to use the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show to talk Xbox 2. The Consumer Electronics Association today announced the keynote speakers for the International Consumer


European Press Review: Annan's Remarks on Iraq

European editorials reacted to UN Secretary General Kofi Annanâs remarks that US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and discussed how likely it is that elections will be held as scheduled.


Stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from the worst weekly loss in five years, as bargain-hunting and takeover talk sparked gains in the technology sector and higher oil prices lifted energy stocks.


The grim news coming out of the airline and steel industries about their pension plans and the government agency that insures them is giving Congress, along with older workers across the nation, a sudden case of the jitters.


Sudan's government is to sign a permanent ceasefire with southern rebels to end one of Africa's longest civil wars.


Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal plays Che Guevara.


NBC chief says rumors of early departure untrue

NBC Universal's chief executive on  Friday said rumors of his early departure were untrue and  created by rival media company Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.


Bangladesh protesters set fire to election offices

Political activists set fire to two election commission offices in Bangladesh on Tuesday, as a 14-party alliance began a new campaign to force the ouster of top election officials.


For European stalwart Darren Clarke, Tuesday's travel snafoos were of little concern considering the tragic turn his life has taken over the past month.


Hollywood writers have approved a three-year, $58 million contract with studios, producers and TV networks, union officials said.


Japan on Wednesday pledged to disburse $40 million (4.4 billion yen) in promised aid to Iraq to ensure that democratic elections slated for early next year get the country back on its feet.


A second inquest is due to open into the death of 21-year-old heroin addict Rachel Whitear.


G8 trumpets Africa aid deal as summit ends

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.


Personal freedoms in Canada are being eroded by the "war on terror", the country's privacy commissioner warns.


Fannie Mae Sees Slowdown in Home Sales in 2005

U.S. home sales should drop more  than 7 percent in 2005 but still post the second-strongest year  on record thanks to low mortgage rates and a pickup in jobs,  Fannie Mae economists said on Friday.


'Half-Life 2' Release Set for November After Delay

Vivendi Universal Games said on  Tuesday it plans to ship "Half-Life 2" to retailers in  November, bringing to market the eagerly anticipated PC game  that has been plagued by missed launch dates and a hacker  attack on its development company.


Russia OKs art to go to UK under new law

Russia will permit paintings from its museums to go to London for a major exhibition after British legislation protecting art from seizure in lawsuits comes into force, the government culture agency said Friday.


The dollar slid back within half a cent  of last week's record low against the euro on Monday after a  weekend meeting of world finance chiefs ended with no agreement  to stem the greenback's decline.


Parallels annoys open-source faithful over code release

Open-source proponents have been arguing for several weeks that the Wine code built into Parallels Desktop 3.0 should be made available -- and now it has been.


Janet Jackson at the Superbowl after fellow singer Justin Timberlake ripped off one of her chest plates. Picture:Reuters. The US government's media watchdog today slapped CBS television with a $US550,000 ($A783


Loren Woods had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and Vince Carter scored seven of 12 points in the final three minutes to help the Toronto Raptors improve to 2-0 with a 101-89 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.


Increased Tumor Risk for Mobile Phone Users

"For years, scientists have been trying, without success, to find a link between higher incidences of cancer and the electromagnetic fields produced high voltage power lines.


With All the Top Jobs Covered, a Coach Drops Back

Ron Rivera is coaching the inside linebackers for the San Diego Chargers, which may make him the most overqualified employee in the N.F.L.


How the president and his men passed a long reelection night


'Pirates' out-earns predecessor in 17 days

Johnny Depp and his pirate friends are keeping all the box-office treasure for themselves. Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" remained the top movie for the third straight weekend, hauling in $35 million and lifting its total to $321.7 million after just 17 days, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Former motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi agrees to hand over 19m euros in unpaid taxes.


Tottenham and Rangers both claimed victories to top their UEFA Cup groups as the final pieces of the jigsaw of European qualification fell into place with an unprecedented nine British teams through.


Actor Owen Wilson issued a statement on Monday asking to be left alone so he can "heal in private" following numerous media reports that he was hospitalized over the weekend.


ARE, Sweden  - It does not sound wise to bet a single Swedish crown on Bode Miller making history in Saturday's men's slalom at the world Alpine skiing championships.


Rice Defends Comments on Iraq Nuke Threat

National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time.


It's a new internet browser. The first full version, Firefox 1.0, was launched earlier this month. In the sense it's a browser, yes, but the differences are larger than the similarities.


Members of the Serb non-governmental organization "Youth Democratic Association of Kosovo" mock the election process, during their "Democracy behind the wire" performance, parodying Kosovo general elections, Saturday Oct.


A gunman fatally shot two people, wounded two others and took a hostage early Friday at a hotel in this Milwaukee suburb, police said.


A 17-year-old Italian boy is being questioned by police over the death of a policeman killed during football violence.


MORE than 100 whales and dolphins died after swimming on to a beach on a southern Australian island yesterday and another 50 were at risk, a government official said.


New study: Drug-coated stents not so bad

Drug-coated heart stents may not increase the risk of blood clots as much as previously thought, according to research presented Sunday at a meeting of cardiologists.


WASHINGTON - The last time Washington's major league baseball team played a home game, fans stormed the field with two outs in the ninth inning in a show of anger and frustration over owner Bob Short's decision to move the team to Texas. But even then there was the expectation that in a relatively short time, major league baseball would find a way to put a team back in Washington...


Rescuers Resume Search in California Mudslide

Most of the rescue workers searching for survivors were sent home Monday night because of fears that continued rains could cause another slide.


New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is leading among Democrats in the California presidential primary, while Rudy Giuliani is slightly ahead of his three major Republican rivals, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California.


gdSuite is an add-on to Google Desktop. With Google Desktop and gdSuite, you can instantly find emails (from Outlook and Outlook Express), chats (in AOL and AOL Instant Message [AIM]), and web pages you've viewed in Internet Explorer.


Chavez predicts resistance war with U.S.

President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government.


India and EU agree on framework of strategic partnership

The European Union and India agreed on Monday on the framework of a strategic partnership and will thrash out the details in the coming year, officials said after the fifth EU-India summit in The Hague.


Ameritrade Reports October Client Trades

Ameritrade Holding Corp., an Internet brokerage providing investment services to individuals and institutional distribution partners, on Friday reported 145,000 average client trades a day in October.


Tight security is in place in the Afghan capital Kabul as Hamid Karzai prepares to be sworn in as president.


High copper levels tied to postpartum depression

Women with a history of  postpartum depression tend to have unusually high levels of  copper in their blood, a new study has found -- suggesting the  mineral may play some role in the disorder.


A gas explosion Sunday at a state-owned coal mine in northwest China has trapped 187 Chinese coal miners, according to state-run Xinhua news agency.


BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported its highest profit ever as it beefed up production to meet rising demand from China that bolstered prices for its copper, zinc, silver and lead.


Sony PSP Draws Crowds and Lines on First Day

Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, the


England eye record as climax to golden year

Michael Vaughan's England team will become unique should they beat South Africa in the first Test that starts in Port Elizabeth today.


Oil firms in talks to end Nigerian jobs protest

Multinational companies began talks Monday with Nigerian villagers occupying three oil platforms in a dispute over jobs which shut 90,000 barrels per day of oil production.


The next batch of painful "Jackass" stunts is coming to a computer screen near you.


Microsoft names Visual Studio, SQL Server upgrades

InfoWorld - Microsoft revealed the official names Monday of the next major upgrades to its Visual Studio software development tools platform and its SQL Server database, which will be called, simply, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008.


Men involved in the violent abduction of a Glasgow shopkeeper are sentenced to a total of almost 43 years in prison.


Wally Backman was a scrappy, intense second baseman for the world champion Mets in 1986. He promises to bring that style to the Diamondbacks as their manager.


By CHARLES HUTZLER  BEIJING - A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat.


Brad Renfro, Former Child Movie Actor, Dies at 25

Mr. Renfro played a witness to a mob lawyerâs suicide in the 1994 legal thriller âThe Clientâ and a suburban youth tutored in evil by an elderly Nazi war criminal in the 1998 film âApt Pupil.â


Inside the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the final week before the election was a blur of tarmacs and rallies, of furious squabbling over elusive explosives


"Two US marines were killed in action and four US marines were wounded in action today," said a US military spokesman in a statement.


CarMax profit up 44 percent, boosts outlook

CarMax Inc. KMX.N, the largest U.S.   retailer of used cars, on Wednesday posted a 44 percent   increase in quarterly profit and boosted its full-year profit   outlook.


S.E.C. Asks Money Managers to Post Full Details on Web

The proposal would require advisers to supply plainly written brochures to supplement bare-bones information now available online.


Tsunami survivors on the isolated Andaman and Nicobar islands told harrowing tales Thursday of going without food after fleeing mammoth waves that smashed their villages and of Indian naval officers shooting hungry crocodiles that stalked refugees.


A big loser at this year's Emmy ceremony? The Emmys broadcast, which may have been the least-watched in history. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday's show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That's 3 million fewer than for last year's telecast, on NBC, and less than the record low 13.8 million three years ago on ABC.


Lawmakers give the space agency greater flexibility in its new ...

After a year of wrangling over NASA's $16.2 billion budget, lawmakers have delivered in a big way, giving the space agency its full funding request and unprecedented spending flexibility.


Troops May Be Tried for Using Prostitutes

U.S. troops stationed overseas could face courts-martial for patronizing prostitutes under a new regulation drafted by the Pentagon.


Oil prices eased again on Tuesday with  the re-opening of two Iraqi pipelines, helping lift shares but  leaving most financial markets trading in narrow ranges after  sharp reactions in previous sessions.


Captain's orders; Donald wins European Masters

Crans Montana, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Luke Donald, one of Bernhard Langer's captain's picks for the Ryder Cup, shot a five-under 66 on Sunday to coast to a five-shot win at the European Masters.


The death of the video recorder comes a step closer as electrical chain Dixons says it will stop selling them.


Google fix second phishing vulnerability

Google have fixed a phishing vulnerability that was discovered by Netcraft on Wednesday. Google notified Netcraft that they had closed the vulnerability today at 06:30 BST, making this less-than-two-days response


China Set To Be Broadband King, Fueling Business For Net Firms      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - China is on pace to pass the U.S. to become the largest broadband market later this year as video, e-commerce and online gaming fuel demand. And the country has just scratched the surface.


France's Sarkozy wants Strauss-Kahn as IMF head

President Nicolas Sarkozy wants former finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the French head of state said in an interview published on Saturday.


PARLIAMENTARY elections and a referendum authorising Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term in office fell badly short of international standards, Western monitors said yesterday.


At least four people have died during a frenzied attack by a gunman at a gig by metal band Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio. Among the dead is thought to be Damageplan and ex-Pantera guitarist âDimebagâ Darrell Abbot.


An organization of restaurants across the state sued the city Friday, asking a court to outlaw a new city regulation that would require some eateries to list calorie counts on their menu boards, right next to the price.


At least 20 people are killed and many hurt in two suicide bombings in southern Afghanistan, police say.


NEW YORK -- In an Aug. 17 story about the death of Carl Mydans, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mydans took a photo of Gen. Douglas MacArthur wading ashore on his return to the Philippines in 1944. The photo was taken in ...


Frontline weapon for flu pandemic is under threat, study fears

PARIS : A key weapon in the medical arsenal that will combat any future pandemic of killer flu may be worryingly at risk to resistance by the influenza virus, according to an early Japanese study published in Saturday's issue of The Lancet.


Verizon Wireless to Buy NextWave Licenses for $3 Billion

Verizon Wireless said today that it will pay $3 billion in cash for all the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom to expand coverage for new subscribers.


Proof of concept IDF Quad-core? Pah! Intel has produced an 80-core chip, the world's first programmable microprocessor with teraflop performance capabilities, the chip giant claimed today. It's not compatible with the x86 instruction set - it's a proof of concept part designed to show how a production processor might operate.â¦


LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a late 8-yard touchdown run to seal the victory for the Chargers. Tomlinson finished with 47 yards rushing and three catches for 13 yards.


Russian Ministries Move to Approve Kyoto Treaty

At least one Russian ministry has signed  letters agreeing to Moscow's approval of the Kyoto Protocol, a  spokesman said on Thursday in what could be a final step on the  long road to bringing the global pact into force.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Chuck Harris remembers when the Internet was fun and he'd spend hours reading his favorite news sites, checking the church calendar, browsing the shops. Then, a few weeks ago, he lost control of his computer. It turned into a giant electronic billboard.


Scandinavian countries fear the tsunami killed hundreds of their nationals in Thailand, along with other tourists.


At least 23 people are killed in triple car bomb attacks in Samarra, north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.


In running game, Evans knows way around block

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Heath Evans is multi-dimensional for the Patriots. Evans is listed as a running back, but he is used mostly as a lead blocker and plays on special teams. Two years ago, he took on the role of lead rusher in games against Miami and New Orleans.


'Montezemolo e Brambilla in politica? Conta il consenso'


Dems, GOP Claim Lead Going Into 2nd Debate

President Bush needs to do a lot more than improve his body language for Friday night's second debate, says Democrat John Edwards. The Republicans say it's John Kerry who's got the explaining to do about his policies.


20 witnesses in Milosevic trial back out

AMSTERDAM: Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial was suspended for a month yesterday to give court-appointed lawyers more time to prepare the defence case after witnesses refused to testify.


Children: Study Ties Too Little Sleep With Too Much Weight

A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.


(InfoWorld) - Yahoo will reorganize into three new units, as part of a shake-up that will see Chief Operating Officer Dan Rosensweig leave the company, Yahoo said Tuesday. The company said the new groups will help it focus on its most important customer segments: the consumer audience, advertisers, and publishers, in an effort to compete more aggressively. Once an Internet and Wall Street darling and consistently one of the Internet's top three sites, the company has struggled in the face of a changing Internet landscape, including the rise of social networking sites, and sharp competition from rivals like Google. The move was not entirely unexpected. Last month, an internal document now known asÂ the "Peanut Butter Memo"Â called for such a reorganization. The memo, written by Yahoo Senior Vice President of Communications and Communities Brad Garlinghouse, accused the company of involving itself in too many separate activities, spreading itself too thin like a layer of "peanut butter," and said it should focus instead on key areas. It also recommended up to a 20 percent reduction in headcount, although no cuts were announced in Yahoo's Tuesday statement. The new units are the Audience Group, the Advertiser & Publisher Group, and the Technology Group. Each group's head will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Terry Semel. The Audience Group will focus on its existing consumer products, such as search, Web-based e-mail, and news aggregation, while developing social networking, mobile and handheld content, and international offerings. Yahoo said a search was underway for a group head. The Advertiser & Publisher Group will handle advertising and relationships with Yahoo partner publishers. It will create a global advertising network both on and off Yahoo sites, but the company did not specify how that will happen, although it recentlyÂ partnered with U.S. newspapersÂ to provide targeted local advertising. Yahoo Chief Financial Officer Susan Decker will oversee this group. Decker will surrender that title and the company will seek a replacement for her, Yahoo said. Yahoo's new Technology Group will be charged with building and maintaining the infrastructure for these new efforts, and will continue its work on "Project Panama." The codenamed initiative is believed to be a new advertising system designed to compete with Google's AdWords, with ads served according to search terms entered by users. Chief Technology Officer Farzad Nazem will head the unit. The new units and titles will take effect beginning January 1, 2007. Rosensweig will leave at the end of March, Yahoo said. No replacement was immediately named.


'Piu' incisivo ed equilibrato riconoscimento poteri locali'


Director Nagesh Kukunoor discusses his latest film, Dor.


Isidore Edelman, 84, Columbia Scientist Who Led Genome Center, Dies

Dr. Isidore S. Edelman was a versatile scientist and administrator who directed and helped found the Columbia Genome Center at Columbia University.


Jamey Wright allowed two runs in six innings, Marlon Byrd drove in the tiebreaking run with a sixth-inning single, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Wednesday night.


A Holyrood watchdog says Wendy Alexander should have declared Labour leadership campaign donations.


Mount St. Helens shot off a new cloud of steam Sunday just as scientists arrived for another day of monitoring the rumbling volcano.


LABOUR:  International Union Sets Up Chinese Links

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (IPS) - The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)  has decided controversially to start a dialogue with the official  All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).


Changes Eyed to Reduce Salmonella in Eggs

WASHINGTON Sept. 20, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration on Monday recommended changes aimed at reducing by one-third the salmonella infections caused each year by tainted eggs.


Matt Ridley steps down three days after facing severe criticism from MPs for the crisis at the bank.


US urges haste in NKorea's nuke disarmament

US chief negotiator Christopher Hill called on North Korea Tuesday to speed up the shutdown of its nuclear programme as UN inspectors prepared for their first mission in four years to the communist state.


On television, she's a desperate housewife. But in real life Marcia Cross is an expectant mother, her publicist confirmed Wednesday.


Precision clock traps atoms in light to keep time

U.S. physicists have made a clock so  accurate it will neither gain nor lose even a second in more  than 200 million years, a finding sure to please even the most  punctually minded.


W.H.O. Panel Backs Gene Manipulation in Smallpox Virus

The proposed laboratory experiments would speed the development of drugs that could treat smallpox.


A Top American Gymnast Is Back to His Routine

After several months of training Paul Hamm finally gets to compete in front of a crowd and a scoreboard.


It was just about a year ago that Jennifer Capriati had this very same feeling. There she was, in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the lights glaring, more than 20,000 fans screaming.


Study reveals "demographic catastrophe" in Darfur

Researchers called the situation in Darfur a "demographic catastrophe" on Friday after the first scientific study done in the region found high death rates both before and after the displacement of some 1.5 million people.


UK Iraqi groups have expressed disappointment at the number of people registered for the election.


Update 1: Altria Boosts Dividend 5 Cents

Altria Group Inc., the parent of tobacco company Philip Morris, Wednesday raised its regular quarterly dividend to 73 cents from 68 cents.


Soggy Amsterdam's test: digging a subway

Seventeenth-century masons built Amsterdam on a foundation of wooden poles planted in soggy, sandy ground, leaving behind a beautiful architectural museum — but one with walls prone to sinking or crumbling without warning. So how do you dig a subway under it?


Crumbling French universities look for help

The ugly concrete campus of Paris 6 university is dominated by a tower that has been a building site for eleven years as asbestos is removed. Nobody seems to be able to pinpoint when the work will finish.


Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit surged 21 percent as the business software maker reaped the latest returns from a two-year shopping spree that has knocked out major rivals and shored up its product line.


From the Editor: December 2004 - Great Entertainment Software

Get started with video production, but keep your eyes open for sticky situations.


NAJAF, Iraq - Militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday removed weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf in a step aimed at ending the 2-week-old uprising centered on the holy site.    Iraq's highest Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, agreed to take control of the shrine, which al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia turned into a stronghold and refuge during their fight with U.S...


House Republicans tentatively agreed Thursday to prohibit Customs agents from seizing prescription drugs that Americans buy in Canada and bring back into the United States.


Sudan rejects Darfur ceasefire ultimatum, threatening peace talks

Sudan rejected an African Union demand that it pull back its forces from positions seized during its latest two-week-old offensive against rebels in the Darfur region, pushing peace talks to the brink of collapse.


Istat: variazione annuale dello 0,6, retribuzione lorda +2,3


Texas Christian Tops No. 3 Georgia 64-63

Sandora Irvin had 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead Texas Christian to a 64-63 victory over No. 3 Georgia on Saturday night in the semifinals of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.


Kevin Pietersen smashes 77 and Dimitri Mascarenhas takes 3-18 as England beat Zimbabwe by 50 runs in the World Twenty20.


Yankees' Rivera Heads to New York for Playoffs

Mariano Rivera attended the funeral for two family members in Panama, and he later raced to catch a private jet to return to New York for Game 1.


Q Here is one that has been confusing me for some time: breathing during weight/strength training. At times it feels very natural to breathe out as I, for instance, go to lift a barbell during upright rows and breathe in as I lower the barbell. That is, breathe out as weight is lifted. But other...


Lawyers cite concerns in Iraq murder case

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - Lawyers for two U.S.   Marines accused of murdering an Iraqi civilian expressed   concern on Wednesday over their clients' ability to get a fair   trial and one criticized a pretrial hearing as a   "rubber-stamping process."


NKorean leader's son living high life in Macau: report

The eldest son of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il has been living the high life in southern China's casino haven Macau for most of the past three years, a media report has said.


A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the GalÃ¡pagos Islands, the globeâs first World Heritage Site.


UK's PM Blair urged to confirm exit date

Tony Blair will end his premiership on   July 26 next year, British newspapers reported on Wednesday,   but must confirm this date publicly if he is to stem a revolt   by frustrated members of his ruling Labour party.


Alicante, 18:10 - BASKET, EUROPEI: NAZIONALE E' ARRIVATA IN SPAGNA

La Nazionale italiana di basket è arrivata ad Alicante, via Valencia, dove da lunedÃ¬ sar&agra...


U.S. Says Falluja Raid Killed Zarqawi Aide

The U.S. military said it killed an  ally of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an overnight air raid on  Falluja on Tuesday, as the Iraqi government tried to find out  how Zarqawi's group managed to kill 49 unarmed army recruits.


Curlin Is Runaway Winner of Horse of Year at Eclipse Awards

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 21 -- Breeders' Cup Classic winner Curlin swept Horse of the Year and 3-year-old male honors at the 37th annual Eclipse Awards on Monday night.


Sony Ericsson introduces new quad-band EDGE/Wi-Fi PC card

The GC89 PC Card combines global EDGE coverage with the WiFi technology in a single card which is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers.


American Express AXP.N on Friday  said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up  to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a  restructuring of its business travel unit and the sale of some  overseas banking operations.


British Charge 8 Tied to Terror Plot With Murder Conspiracy

ONDON, Aug. 17  The British police today charged eight men with conspiracy to murder and terrorism after finding that they possessed reconnaissance information on financial centers in Washington, New York and New Jersey that were ...


Siena, 17:45 - CALCIO, TORINO; CAIRO: SIENA IN FORMA, BUON PUNTO

"Nel primo tempo abbiamo avuto alcune occasioni ma anche il Siena ha avuto le sue, credo che alla fi...


Russia Considers Color-Coded Alert System

A color-coded alert system, tighter controls on foreigners and restoring the death penalty are among the proposals to strengthen Russian security after a series of terror attacks, culminating in a deadly siege of a school, dubbed "Russia's Sept. 11."


Good news for whom? Comment Last week, Oracle, one of the industry giants, announced that it has agreed to buy Hyperion Solutions Corporation, by no means a small ISV, for $52 per share - thereby valuing the acquisition at approximately $3.3bn.â¦


Tens of thousands of people from across Italy march in Rome to demand work and pension reforms.


Snow Says U.S. Social Security Needs to Be Changed

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on Monday agreed with recent calls to reform Social Security and Medicare but offered no new proposals to keep the income and heath insurance programs for the elderly solvent.


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and


Petrolio 'rialzi assorbiti' e inflazione non preoccupa


Powered switch unifies wired and wireless LANs

All managed through one interface, says 3Com 3Com claims it's the first to properly unify wired and wireless networking for small and medium businesses (SMBs).â¦


Unknown company Baikal Finance Group was  declared winner of an auction for Russian oil firm YUKOS's main  production unit Sunday, outbidding gas monopoly Gazprom, the  widely-viewed favorite.


As America's Secretary of State, she will be the most powerful woman on earth. A daughter of the segregated South, she has excelled at everything she has turned her hand to: she is a piano-playing, sports-loving


Merck & Co.'s campaign to defend itself in the wake of the recall of the pain reliever Vioxx intensified as it placed a package of three full-page ads in seven prominent newspapers beginning last Friday.


Due gemelle per Marcia la Bree di Casalinghe

L'attrice protagonista del celebre telefilm, 44 anni, diventa madre di due bambine al termine di una difficile gravidanza


TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Coach Jon Gruden benched Brad Johnson in favor of Chris Simms , but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still couldn't reach the end zone.


World's Largest Passenger Plane Unveiled

Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest passenger plane.


An Italian conductor withdraws from a Royal Opera House production following a dispute over set design.


SolarCity tracks solar panel output via the Web

Blog: Solar installer SolarCity develops software to monitor and report on solar panel output through an Internet connection.


Officials Warn of Major Flu Shot Shortages

U.S. health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the U.S. vaccine just as flu season was about to begin.


Chelsea today shrugged off concerns about their attendances this season and insisted they are delighted with the support for Jose Mourinho's side.


Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on Saturday said a portion of college loans should be forgiven if graduates complete a year of national service.


An Italian tourist aboard a flight from Sydney to Vienna caused an international security alert after he sent a joke text message from his cell phone to his wife claiming his plane had been hijacked by terrorists, the Australian government confirmed Sunday.


Writer and broadcaster Pete McCarthy, author of the award-winning travel books "McCarthy's Bar" and "The Road to McCarthy," has died, his publishers said. He was 51.


THE HAGUE: India will have to wait for European Union endorsement of its claim for permanent membership of the UN Security Council.


G7 draft: Will act to secure stability, growth

The Group of Seven finance ministers and  central bank governors gathering in Tokyo on Saturday will  reaffirm their determination to ensure financial stability,  according to a draft G7 statement obtained by Reuters.


Sharon Cuts Ties With Abbas Over Violence

In a startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut all contact Friday with the newly elected Palestinian leader and said Mahmoud Abbas must halt militant attacks if he wants peace talks. The timing of the decision — on the eve of Abbas' inauguration — was a major snub.


Hollinger International has said that it will sell The Jerusalem Post's publishing group as the company continues to unload assets amid a battle with Conrad Black, its major shareholder and former top executive.


Envoys to start crucial talks on NKorea nukes

Nuclear envoys have returned to Beijing to resume six-nation talks aimed at pressing North Korea to abandon its atomic weapons, in what delegates said could be a watershed moment in the four-year process.


Sanofi targets elderly with new type of flu shot

French drugs company Sanofi-Aventis is seeking European Union approval for a new type of influenza injection it says will protect the elderly.


EU tries to hold Iran to nuclear weapons deal

The European Union was last night attempting to salvage a hard-fought deal with Iran after Tehran insisted on exemptions to its agreed suspension of activities that could produce a nuclear weapon.


Ribadita adesione a impegni e accordi,nuovo incontro a breve


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


Top Iraq Rebels Elude Intensified U.S. Raids

Intensified military raids in Iraq over the past few months have significantly battered the ranks of mid-level insurgents but have scored few gains against the 30 or so most wanted rebels, according to senior U.S. military officers in Baghdad.


A sweeping review of the way ministers and MPs raise the problems of individual constituents with government departments is under consideration at senior levels of Whitehall


Europe's highest court blocks an EU-US deal that requires airline passenger data to be transferred to the US.


Turkey's prime minister on Friday laid out a policy vision for the next five years that focuses on pursuing European Union membership and defending the state's secular and democratic principles.


Heating Oil Price Falls, Bigger Supply Seen

U.S. residential heating oil prices  declined for the second week in a row and refineries have more  crude oil supplies to increase their heating fuel inventories  for the winter, the government said on Wednesday.


As long as Busch finishes ahead of his four challengers at Homestead on Sunday, the championship is his. Because of bonus points and a staggered points structure, trying to crunch the


As a writer, I am certainly appreciative of the fact that fighters are not crude, monosyllabic imbeciles. Indeed, the volume, quality and variety of their articulated expressions


Tiscali rained off in marathon email snafu

Enraged punters slam ISP Tiscali subscribers have been unable to send emails since last Monday, and the ISP has given no word of when it will fix the cockup.â¦


Trieste, 18:51 - PALLANUOTO, ITALIA BATTUTA IN AMICHEVOLE DAL MONTENEGRO

L'ultima partita dell'anno e la prima della nuova stagione. Al Centro Federale di Trieste, la nazion...


Nel secondo trimestre +1,5% a 7,38 mld di dollari


A Warm, Quiet Haven ; After-School Program Serves Transient and at-Risk Children

By LESLIE BRODY, STAFF WRITER  While 9-year-old twin girls race to finish a word search puzzle, their big sister pecks at a laptop to research George Washington Carver, the African-American inventor and agriculture expert.


An outsider's view of Wall Street's wild side

The 28-year old Brazilian whose experiences are fictionalized in the novel "Confessions of a Wall Street Shoeshine Boy" says traders at the bank where he plies his trade have been treating him better since the book was published.


GlaxoSmithKline sees profits for 2004 fall 9%, but Europe's biggest drugmaker says a recovery during 2005 is on the way.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

Arkansas Highway Patrol inspect the scene of a fatal bus crash in Marion, Ark. on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004. The driver of the tour bus and 14 passengers were killed in the crash.


A pub chef accused of killing a teenage model says he did not realise she was dead until after he had sex with her.


Futures slip as jitters set in before CPI

Stock index futures pointed slightly lower on Friday as traders turned cautious before consumer price data that may influence expectations for further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.


Griffe italiana valuta azione singola 4,24 euro


Atene, 19:39 - CALCIO, MILAN-AEK ATENE; SERRA FERRER: POSSIAMO GIOCARCELA

L'allenatore dell'Aek Atene Lorenzo Serra Ferrer rispetta il Milan ed è consapevole dell sua ...


US Soldier Sentenced to Eight Months for Abu Ghraib

The first US military intelligence soldier to stand trial of prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight months in jail, a US military spokeswoman said.


French Officials to Visit Baghdad To Seek Release of Journalists

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier says government officials will go to Baghdad to work for the release of two French journalists abducted in the Iraqi capital.


A Scandinavian and a Dutch dairy announce plans to merge and create a co-operative of 21,000 farmers.


Wal-Mart, India's Bharti "very close" to deal

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores  and India's Bharti Enterprises are very close to finalizing a deal for a retail joint venture, Bharti's chief said on Friday.


The 45-year-old grandmother of Ellie Lawrenson tells a court she broke no family rules by allowing a pit bull terrier inside her home.


Americans Get Plenty of Sleep, Watch Lots of TV

The average American spent 8.6 hours  a day sleeping last year, only 3.7 hours working and had 5.1  leisure hours -- half of which was spent watching television, a  survey showed on Tuesday.


NBC's Brokaw signs off to end decades-long career

Tom Brokaw signed off as the anchor of "NBC Nightly News" last night after 21 years, ending his show by thanking viewers for "all that I have learned from you; that's been my richest reward.


Reserve Eddie House scored 17 points and Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double, leading the Charlotte Bobcats to a 107-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.


British troops began evacuating British nationals from the troubled West African nation of Ivory Coast Friday. Some 400 Britons live in the country, which has seen increasingly


The pan-European security body wants to send more monitors for the re-run of the Ukrainian election.


Anglican leader backs repeal of Britain's blasphemy laws

The leader of the world's Anglicans said on Friday that the Church of England will not resist the British government's attempt to repeal the country's blasphemy laws.


Refugees who have fled the brutal conflict in Sudan's Darfur province praised a United Nations call for foreign troops to quell the crisis there. Residents of a nearby village, meanwhile, blamed rebels for the violence and expressed suspicion about foreign involvement.


U.S. troops killed about 26 suspected militants in Baghdad's Sadr City on Saturday in one of the fiercest clashes in the Shi'ite stronghold since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.


Apple announced yesterday that over 200 million songs have been sold via the iTunes online music store. According to Eddie Cue, Appleâs VP of Applications, the amount of sales/downloads from iTunes has vastly accelerated since its launch in April 2003.


J&J gets dragged down by restructuring charges.


Evesham poised for buyout as senior execs walk

Boss says 'every man has his price' Exclusive: Evesham Technology has parted company with its managing director and financial director as several firms look to buy the PC manufacturer, The Register has learned.â¦


Mattel's Radica division takes the worry out of IM for kids. Alexander Gelfand blogs from the International Toy Fair in New York.


U.S. Judge Bars Limits on Imports of China Textiles

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on imports from China in a move that backs clothing retailers and opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers.


What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?


Iranian freeze on enrichment will continue

Iran notified the UN nuclear watchdog in writing yesterday that it would suspend uranium enrichment and related activities to dispel suspicions that it was trying to build nuclear arms.


US now on record saying Kofi Annan should remain UN chief

UNITED NATIONS The United States has gone on record saying UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan should remain on the job, a week after President Bush pointedly chose not to voice such support.


TABA, Egypt - Dozens of Bedouin tribesmen have been detained on suspicion they supplied explosives for car bomb attacks at two Egyptian resorts that killed at least 34 people, officials said Saturday.    Israel's counterterrorism chief, meanwhile, said Israeli tourists in Egypt are still in danger and urged them to return home immediately...


U.S. immigration officials raided the Koch Foods Inc. chicken plant in Fairfield, Ohio, and expect to arrest more than 100 employees as part of a criminal operation against illegal immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Tuesday.


Update 1: Philippine Shares End Up 3.4 Percent

Philippine shares closed up sharply Wednesday, hitting its highest close in nearly 53 months, on heavy foreign buying inspired by improving investor sentiment toward the country.


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has raised the stakes ahead of Wednesday night's Carling Cup clash with Arsenal by claiming that Chelsea are now the team to beat.


Wie to compete in men's European Masters

Michelle Wie will compete against men for the 10th time in her career when she tees it up at the European Masters.


The dollar is dipping again. After falling against major currencies such as the euro, yen, and Canadian dollar in 2002 and 2003, the greenback stabilized this year.


Mount St. Helens a Volcanic 'Ring of Fire'

Three or four times every minute, Mount St. Helens shivers. Sometimes the majestic peak even shudders, the trembling beneath reaching a crescendo, a magnitude of 3.3.


Russia calls new Western Kosovo plan unacceptable

Europeans and the United States circulated a U.N. draft resolution on Wednesday that paves the way to independence for Kosovo in four months but Russia immediately said it was unacceptable.


VIA's graphics chip subsidiary, S3, will see its GammaChrome 3D part appear in retail boards in the Far East in Q4, the company's CFO said today.


An Arab-Israeli television producer for CNN was abducted at gunpoint by a group of Palestinians yesterday after being pulled from a network van in Gaza City.


Kerry accuses Vietnam critics of illegal ties to Bush campaign

Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's campaign has formally alleged that a group attacking his Vietnam war record had illegal ties to US President George W. Bush's reelection bid.


Data showing low US consumer confidence makes a US interest rat cut on Wednesday seem more likely.


US-bound News Corp posts strong Q1 profits

Media giant News Corp today posted a 27% rise in first quarter net profit today, prompting chief Rupert Murdoch to declare that the US-bound company is on the cusp of a new era of prosperity.


Rio Ferdinand is out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra because of a toe injury.


Ricky Ponting has expressed surprise at Shoaib Akhtar's insipid performance with the ball in Australia's second innings in the Melbourne Test, which Pakistan lost by nine wickets.


Cars trapped in Montreal overpass collapse

At least five people were taken to hospital on Saturday afternoon after an expressway overpass collapsed in the Montreal area, emergency officials said.


Earnhardt's Chances At Title Shot Are Fading

With two races to go before the Chase field is set, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 158 points from the 12th and final qualifying spot.


PalmOne has introduced the new Tungsten T5 PDA. The new Tungsten T5 features 256MB of flash memory, which doesn't lose data when the device loses its charge.


Kerry Says He Wouldn't Have Ousted Saddam

Staking out new ground on Iraq, Sen. John Kerry suggested Monday that he would not have overthrown Saddam Hussein had he known what he knows now, and accused President Bush of "stubborn incompetence," dishonesty and colossal failures of judgment. Bush said Kerry was flip-flopping.


Thanks to PC and consumer product sales, Ontario, Canadaâs ATI Technologies Inc. today announced its second consecutive quarter with record revenues.


Historic intelligence reform bill is passed

President is sent legislation to create spy chief; debate over thorny immigration issue put off. Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., was the only Hoosier member of Congress who voted against the measure Tuesday.


Suspected E. coli outbreak sickens 19 in Iowa

At least 19 people have become sick with suspected cases of E. coli after eating at a fast food restaurant in eastern Iowa, local health officials said on Saturday.


An Indian tribal group calls off protests after a week of violence over demands for government benefits.


PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat today issued an urgent call for the immediate release of two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq.


BAGHDAD - Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent


WellCare Health Plans Inc ,  which manages health care for more than a million poor  Americans, said on Friday that securities regulators had asked  for information after the FBI raided the company's Florida  headquarters.


Work Stress Increases Heart Attack Risks

Men were 80 percent more likely to have a heart attack if they had experienced a conflict at work within the preceding 12 months. For women, a change in financial circumstances tripled their risk.


Israeli Soldier Is Killed as Palestinian Agent Sets Trap

An Israeli soldier was killed and four were wounded today when a Palestinian double agent lured the troops into a booby-trapped chicken coop in Gaza City, the Hamas movement said.


Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. When: Tonight, 7:30 p.m.


LOS ANGELES Sept. 20, 2004 - "The Sopranos" finally whacked its competitors in the best drama category at the Emmy Awards, and a comedy series victory for ratings-starved "Arrested Development" proved SOMEBODY


French appeals court confirms acquittal of Diana photographers

A French appeals court acquitted three photographers of charges they broke privacy laws by photographing Diana, Princess of Wales the night of her fatal accident in Paris in 1997.


Staying in touch with clients, customers and the home office is one of the most crucial aspects of running a successful small business, especially if you're on the road a lot.


The real-world toy maker joins Mattel and Hasbro in catering to children online.