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BBC - Front Page
Law and Miller at Alfie premiere
Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller attend world premiere of the movie remake of Alfie in London's Leicester Square. | 10Top News |
Yahoo World
Suicide bomber kills 1 at Kabul airport
(AP)
AP - A suicide attacker detonated his vehicle close to the airport in Afghanistan's capital Friday, killing at least one Afghan solider and wounding two others, officials and witnesses said. | 13World |
Topix.Net Europe
Is army boy Harry ready for the spartan life?
Prince Harry will receive no royal treatment when he joins the British Army next year, the commander of his military college said on Thursday. | 2Europe |
Yahoo Sports
Notre Dame in midst of a Heisman drought
(AP)
AP - Notre Dame used to be the place to go to win a Heisman Trophy. | 8Sports |
New York Times Business
Familiarity Breeds Gloom Among Financial Experts
Pessimism is greatest among those closest to the financial system, so while some take a working financial system for granted, others see a system in crisis. | 0Business |
Wired Tech
Mismatched Hearts OK for Infants
While fatal in adults, organ transplants from donors with different blood types work in children under 2. The trick? Taking advantage of children's underdeveloped immune systems. By the Associated Press. | 6Sci/Tech |
Discovery Channel
Conservationists Claim Victory at CITES
Oct. 15, 2004 - Conservationists claimed victory at a global wildlife trade meeting on Thursday despite warnings that a cash crisis could hamper new hard-won measures to protect endangered species. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Politics
Ed. Dept. eases teacher quality rule
(AP)
AP - Changing course, the Education Department will allow states to count teachers as highly qualified even under standards that may do little to ensure quality. | 13World |
Yahoo Politics
UN Warns Sri Lanka Rebels Over Tsunami Children (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Nations said
on Friday it had received reports Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers were
recruiting children displaced by Asia's tsunami and had told
the rebels to leave under-age survivors alone. | 13World |
Reuters Top News
Militants strike Baghdad neighborhood patrols
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen and bombers launched three attacks on U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrols in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least three of the patrol members and wounding 17. | 10Top News |
CNET News.com
PeopleSoft fires CEO Conway
update Craig Conway has been fired as president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft and will be replaced by founder Dave Duffield, the company said Friday. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Entertainment
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week: | 1Entertainment |
New York Times Tech
Microsoft to Open Its Online Gaming Service to Windows Users
Xbox Live, Microsoftâs gaming network that serves some six million Xbox users, is scheduled to be opened to PC gamers on May 8. | 6Sci/Tech |
The Statesman
Sri Lankaâs finest hour
Sri Lankaâs emphatic victory over the South Africans must count among the finest in their cricketing history. Graeme Smithâs side were taken apart with the efficiency of crew changing tyres at a car race. | 8Sports |
eChannelLine
Novell foray into Linux market targets large enterprise customers
Strong words the likes of which the industry has heard before accompanied Novell Inc.'s release of its next-generation Linux desktop for enterprise customers, Novell Linux Desktop 9, powered by SUSE Linux. | 6Sci/Tech |
Guardian Top News
Colleges branded a 'national disgrace'
Education: Further education colleges reacted with fury to comments made today by the head of the education watchdog, Ofsted, that they were a "national disgrace". | 10Top News |
Yahoo Sports
Giguere, Ducks sign 4-year, $24M deal
(AP)
AP - Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere has decided to stay with the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, signing a 4-year, $24 million contract on Thursday. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Europe
Former NZ player Vainikolo gets shock England rugby call
(AFP)
AFP - England coach Brian Ashton sprang a major surprise by including former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his 32-man squad here Wednesday for the Six Nations Championship. | 2Europe |
The Washington Post world
At Least 10 Killed in Heavy Fighting in Gaza
JERUSALEM, Feb. 2--Heavy factional fighting across the northern Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least 10 Palestinians, including two children, and left a truce reached earlier this week in ashes. | 13World |
BBC - Front Page
'Monster' fossil find in Arctic
An unprecedented treasure trove of marine reptile fossils is found in the Arctic by Norwegian scientists. | 10Top News |
Ansa Calcio
Francia: gas piu' caro del 4%
Dal primo gennaio 2008 | 4Italia |
Yahoo Tech
Missouri Bans Video Games From Prisons (AP)
AP - Gov. Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters
Rate Hike Seen as Federal Reserve Meets
The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected. | 0Business |
Kiwibox
"Meet The Fockers" #1 at Box Office
"Meet The Fockers," the much-hyped sequel to the successful 2000 film "Meet The Parents" starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, takes the top spot over the holiday weekend, raking in $44.7 million. It beat the previous holiday record held by the 2002... | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Entertainment
Complaint puts Texas teacher on leave
(AP)
AP - A popular English teacher has been placed on paid leave  and faces possible criminal charges  after a student's parents complained to police that a ninth-grade class reading list contained a book about a murderer who has sex with his victims' bodies. | 1Entertainment |
Kiwibox
Britney Spears Hospitalized for 'An Evaluation'
Britney Spears has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital for "an evaluation" after police were called to her Studio City home for a "custodial dispute" Thursday.
At around 8 p.m. police responded to a call "about a custodial dispute regarding Britney... | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Politics
Iraq troop buildup idea worries generals
(AP)
AP - A White House laboring to find a new approach in Iraq said Tuesday it is considering sending more U.S. troops, an option that worries top generals because of its questionable payoff and potential backlash. President Bush said he is ready to boost the overall size of an American military overstretched by its efforts against worldwide terrorism. | 13World |
Reuters Business
Futures sharply lower on recession fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, pointing to a steep drop at the open on Tuesday, as fears of a U.S. recession gripped investors globally. | 0Business |
Yahoo Sports
Bonds passes Babe with home run No. 715
(AP)
AP - No. 715 played out exactly the way Barry Bonds wanted — he hit it at home, in front of the fans who love him. | 8Sports |
Ansa Economia
Airbus: piu' consegne di Boeing
Ma gli ordini sono stati inferiori al rivale americano | 4Italia |
Yahoo Health
One billion children suffer from poverty, war, AIDS: UNICEF (AFP)
AFP - More than one billion children, half of the world's population of children, suffer from poverty, violent conflict and the scourge of AIDS, the United Nations Children's Fund said in its annual report. | 3Health |
iTunes Music
Beat Crazy - Joe Jackson
Beat Crazy by Joe Jackson | 5Music Feeds |
Forbes
At Disney, Ovitzworked And Unditzpaid
NEW YORK - A lot of people say Michael Ovitz was overpaid at Walt Disney Company. These critics dwell on the superficial, noting, for instance, that he worked at the company just 14 months and was paid $140 million when he quit. | 0Business |
BBC UK
Cricket: Boycott praises England
Cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott says England should be proud of their achievements this summer. | 2Europe |
Yahoo Science
15 whales die in NZ beach stranding
(AP)
AP - Fifteen pilot whales died in beach strandings Wednesday in southern New Zealand while rescuers refloated another 15 and monitored their progress toward safer waters, conservation officials said. | 6Sci/Tech |
Boston Herald
Hole in Krispy Kreme strategy gro
It's barely a year since Krispy Kreme Doughnuts came to the Hub, vowing to glaze the town. But last night Chief Executive Scott Livengood was instead eating liberal helpings of fresh-baked | 0Business |
Washington Post Nation
Supreme Court Hears Wine Sales Case
Winemakers who want to ship directly to consumers across state lines got a sympathetic hearing at the Supreme Court today, as the justices heard oral arguments in a case that could have a dramatic effect on Internet commerce and states' power to regulate the alcohol trade. | 12U.S. |
BBC News world
Japan troops may remain in Iraq
Japan may keep troops in Iraq for longer than planned, as it seeks support for a UN Security Council seat. | 13World |
Turn to 10.com
Condoleezza Rice To Undergo Uterine Artery Embolization
Fibroids affect 40 percent of women each year. President George W. Bush's pick for Secretary of State, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, will undergo a minor surgical procedure Friday to remove them. | 11Top Stories |
CNET networking news
Jawa in Jersey
May the Force be with Mike Degirolamo when he goes up against the city council of Gloucester Township, N.J. [Missing Links] | 6Sci/Tech |
Syfy.com
Shah Rukh, Kareena add glamour to Balaji awards nite
Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan was there and so was Kareena Kapoor, looking gorgeous in a slinky red sari and backless blouse, with current boyfriend Saif Ali Khan in tow at Balaji Telefilm's gala television awards function here. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters Business
Lehman earnings fall 12 percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on Thursday fourth-quarter earnings fell 12 percent, as the credit market crisis triggered write-downs, and the company said further write-downs were possible. | 0Business |
BBC UK
UN warns of 'armed' Darfur camps
The UN's emergency relief co-ordinator says the refugee camps in Darfur are militarised and dangerous. | 2Europe |
Guardian Top News
Blowin' the gaff: Dylan to tell all
Books: The once famously private 60s legend is poised to tell all in a memoir to be published this autumn. | 10Top News |
RedNova science
Foam Plant Wants Emissions Increase
By Todd Defeo, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Dec. 7--JEFFERSON -- A company that manufactures foam packaging material wants to increase emissions at its Jefferson plant, saying it needs to do so to expand its operations. | 6Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
Many dead in India Maoist attack
An attack by Maoist rebels in eastern India has killed at least 17 people, according to reports. | 13World |
Reuters U.S.
Far-off Florence could become a hurricane
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Florence, which remains far from land and may not make landfall in the United States, could strengthen into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season within 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. | 12U.S. |
New York Times Business
Seeking Relief
Sizing up the alternatives as a summer of air delays, cancellations and missed connections stretches into fall. | 0Business |
Topix.Net Europe
France unable to keep hate shows off air
PARIS-The television broadcasts are infused with violence and hate. The predicament facing the French government is how to stop them. | 2Europe |
Washington Times
Barrichello on F1 pole in Shanghai
Rubens Barrichello won the pole Saturday for Sunday's Grand Prix of China Formula One race. The Ferrari driver circled the 3.387-mile, 14-turn Shanghai International Circuit in one minute, 34. | 11Top Stories |
Boston Globe sports
N.B.A. Hires Former Ref to Evaluate Other Referees
The N.B.A. hired a 28-year veteran referee to evaluate the leagueâs officiating crew chiefs. | 8Sports |
Forbes
Video: The Download On A Google Phone
(270 sec.) Rumors of the search engine making a phone, plus using your iPhone as a PDA. | 0Business |
The Register
Users attacked by mysterious AIM buddies
AOL denies responsibility
Someone is surreptitiously adding unauthorized chat buddies to AOL instant messaging clients running across the Web. This afternoon, three separate Register employees have noticed the offending buddies, which show up under the "AIM Bots" portion of the AOL buddy list, carrying the names "Prof Gilzot," "sharethisdotcom," "Spleak," and "WSJ." In one instance, they appeared on a third-party Adium client that ties into AOLâs instant messaging network.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Reuters Health
Tourists indulge in aphrodisiac at Chile song fest
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Tourists visiting Chile's picturesque port town of Valparaiso have cleaned the town out of a herbal aphrodisiac called palwen, an indigenous remedy also known as "Mapuche viagra," according to local media. | 3Health |
Manchester Evening News
Britons dead in Jordan crash
British ambassador Chris Prentice confirmed that a number of people had been killed when a coach carrying British tourists crashed near the ancient city of Petra. | 11Top Stories |
ABS CBN News
HIV/AIDS has more impact on women, kids
More women and children are taking the impact of HIV/AIDS in the world as the disease affects millions in the work force yearly, a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) indicated. | 3Health |
CNN Top News
Henriette blows toward Mexican mainland
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News |
Kataweb Calcio
Parma, 20:29 - CALCIO, PARMA: LESIONE PER MORFEO
Seduta pomeridiana per il Parma. Hanno svolto un lavoro differenziato: Bucci,
Grella, Muslimovic e... | 4Italia |
WHNT
Malaysian woman claims new record after 36 days with scorpions
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia A Malaysian woman has claimed a new world record after living with over six-thousand scorpions for 36 days straight. | 13World |
Yahoo World
Israel launches attack deep in Lebanon
(AP)
AP - Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday. | 13World |
Keralanext
Asia ; Freed UN Hostages Say Humbled by Support in Ordeal
The UN workers, who helped to run a presidential election won last month by US-backed incumbent Karzai, discussed their ordeal with him at his presidential palace in the morning. | 13World |
Kataweb Calcio
Nyon, 20:29 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: UEFA RESPINGE RICORSO LILLA
L'Uefa ha respinto il ricorso presentato dal Lilla dopo la partita persa di misura contro il Manches... | 4Italia |
PCWorld news
Cyberbullies Target One-Third of Teenage Internet Users
Nearly one in three teens who use the Internet have experienced some type of cyberbullying, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Sports
Jones' gambles pay off for Cowboys
(AP)
AP - Of all the moves Jerry Jones made to shape the Dallas Cowboys this season, only one seemed like a sure bet: Swapping the No. 22 pick in the 2007 draft for Cleveland's top pick in '08. | 8Sports |
Reuters Business
Danone suspended, sale of biscuits expected
PARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Danone were suspended from trading on Tuesday at the request of the French food group and ahead of an expected statement which analysts predict to be on the sale of its biscuits business to Kraft Food. | 0Business |
Yahoo World
Australians mourn actor Heath Ledger
(AP)
AP - Australians mourned the death of actor Heath Ledger, describing him Wednesday as one of the country's brightest stars. | 13World |
BCC Technology
Wireless net to get speed boost
Wireless computer networks could soon be running 10 times faster than they do now. | 6Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
A Successful Recipe For Jets Kick Returns
Jets speedster Leon Washington starts every kickoff return with the same thought: Touchdown. | 8Sports |
Seattle Post Intelligencer
New Orleans' Gleason no Saint; fined by NFL
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - New Orleans' Steve Gleason was fined $5,000 by the NFL on Wednesday for punching the Panthers' Kemp Rasmussen during last Sunday's 32-21 loss to Carolina. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Sports
Lo Duca hits 2 HRs, Mets roll over Reds
(AP)
AP - Paul Lo Duca hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs Tuesday night, powering the New York Mets to their fifth straight victory, 11-7 over the Cincinnati Reds. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Europe
Turnout may decide knife-edge Serbian election
(Reuters)
Reuters - Serbia voted on Sunday in a knife-edge
presidential election that could decide whether it turns its
back on the West in response to the imminent loss of the
breakaway province of Kosovo. | 2Europe |
ABC News
Eleusis Wins Long Island Handicap
Eleusis, ridden by Jose Santos, wins the Grade II, $150,000 Long Island Handicap at Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park, NY, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004. | 8Sports |
New York Times world
Floyd Norris Blog: Chuck Prince as Whipping Boy
Tim Walker of Hooverâs has some nice things to say about me, before adding that I am was wrong when I said it was not clear that Citigroup would be any better off if it fired Chuck Prince. He makes a good case that Mr. Prince has made plenty of mistakes, but is, I think, not [...]. | 13World |
Yahoo Politics
Bush picks ex-judge for attorney general
(AP)
AP - Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, a tough-on-terrorism jurist with an independent streak, was tapped by President Bush on Monday to take over as attorney general and lead a Justice Department accused of being too close to White House politics. | 13World |
Yahoo Business
NYMEX Crude Oil Below $46 (Reuters)
Reuters - NYMEX crude oil futures were down
slightly at just under $46 a barrel on Tuesday but traders said
prices were likely to resume their rise later in the week if
U.S. inventories fall as expected. | 0Business |
International Herald Tribune
Retail sales report bolsters Wall Street
NEW YORK Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger-than-expected retail sales report showed that record oil prices had not scared consumers away from spending. | 11Top Stories |
RedNova general
Militia Offers to Cede Control of Shrine
NAJAF, Iraq - A rebel cleric's militiamen kept their guns outside a holy site Friday after issuing a surprise offer to give up control of the Imam Ali Shrine to Shiite Muslim religious leaders, but negotiators wrangled into the night over getting the militants out of the compound. The removal of weapons and pledge to hand over keys to religious authorities was seen as a big step toward a resolution of the two-week faceoff in Najaf that has killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds in fighting between Muqtada al-Sadr's militia and a joint U.S.-Iraq force... | 13World |
News-Medical.net
Vioxx: an unequal partnership between safety and efficacy
Last weekâs dramatic withdrawal of the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib (Vioxx) is discussed in this weekâs lead editorial in THE LANCET, which comments that more vigilant drug licensing is vital to prevent the endangering of patientsâ health. | 11Top Stories |
NDTV.com
Germany arrests suspected Al-Qaida financier
German authorities have arrested a businessman wanted by Spain on charges he helped fund the Al-Qaida terrorist network for years. | 13World |
Boston Globe sports
The Giants May Rest, but the Debate Will Not
With his teamâs position in the playoffs locked, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin must decide whether the best strategy is to rest key players or to take a serious stab at upsetting the Patriots. | 8Sports |
Reuters World
AU chief meets Kenya's feuding parties
NAIROBI (Reuters) - African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed about 500 people. | 13World |
Computerworld news
Drexel Univ. looks to make Internet Public Library a virtual learning lab
Drexel University, the University of Michigan and Florida State University plan to use more than $600,000 in grants to turn the Internet Public Library into a virtual teaching and learning laboratory for digital reference. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters
Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in Iraq
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the "pain and ugliness" of the conflict. | 13World |
Yahoo Business
Fed sees mixed picture for US economy: Beige Book
(AFP)
AFP - The US economy is expanding at an uneven pace amid a cooling of the housing and automobile markets, with inflation pressures easing in some cases, a Federal Reserve report showed. | 0Business |
Wired Tech
Full-On <cite>Rock Band</cite> Makes Jamming Follow-Up to <cite>Guitar Hero</cite>
Harmonix's new game, the aptly named Rock Band , will be released for Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 by year's end. The company had a surprise success with its previous franchise, Guitar Hero , but Rock Band -- along with its four peripherals -- will retail for $200, four times as much as a typical game. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Entertainment
The Top 5 lists
(AP)
AP - 1. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS. | 1Entertainment |
PCWorld news
Tamagotchi Virtual Pets Set For Movie Debut
Japan's Tamagotchi virtual pets are set for a new life as movie stars. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Entertainment
New York Fashion Week opens Friday
(AP)
AP - The news flash from New York Fashion Week may be the more things change, the more they stay the same. | 1Entertainment |
Washington Post Business
Data Breaches, Thefts on the Rise
Companies, government agencies, schools and other institutions are spending more to protect ever-increasing volumes of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers with more sophisticated firewalls and encryption, but the investment often is too little, too late. | 0Business |
RedNova Oddities
High-Calorie Diet Fattens Gitmo Inmates
By MICHAEL MELIA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block - almost around the clock in some cases - is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters Business
U.S. airline delays top 1 million so far in 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airline delays for 2007 surpassed the 1 million mark in July, the same month major carriers scheduled a record number of flights - 647,600, the government reported on Tuesday. | 0Business |
San Francisco Chronicle
State orders flu shots saved for the weakest Bay Area counties <b>...</b>
California's top medical officer, underscoring the gravity of the nation's sudden shortage of influenza vaccine, ordered all health care providers in the state Friday to stop giving flu shots to healthy adults and to vaccinate only those deemed at highest | 1Entertainment |
CNET personal technology news
Five ways to protect your privacy online
Tips for keeping your Web activities secret, or as secret as the Internet allows. | 6Sci/Tech |
New York Times Business
China Trade Surplus Up Nearly 50%, Despite Safety Fears
Chinaâs global trade surplus soared nearly 50 percent last year to a record despite an avalanche of safety warnings and recalls of Chinese-made products abroad. | 0Business |
Reuters Top News
Military intercepts test missile over Pacific
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military shot down a target ballistic missile over the Pacific Friday in the widest test of its emerging antimissile shield in 18 months, a witness to the test told Reuters. | 10Top News |
CNN Top News
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker engaged
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News |
Boston Globe world
Israel shared data with US before raid
WASHINGTON - Israel's decision to attack Syria on Sept. 6, bombing a suspected nuclear site set up in apparent collaboration with North Korea, was made after Israel shared intelligence with President Bush this summer indicating that North Korean nuclear personnel were in Syria, US government sources said. | 13World |
CNET networking news
Photos: Nokia's new 3G cell phones
Unveiled at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, these handsets from Nokia aim to make access to the mobile Internet easy. | 6Sci/Tech |
Albawaba Middle East News
Spokesman: Threats against Iran nuclear program ''inefficient''
Iran announced on Sunday that threatening or pressuring Tehran for its peaceful nuclear program will not work at all and it is only through dialogue that the problems can be settled. | 13World |
The Washington Post world
Surge in Violence Shocks Even Weary Mexico
ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico -- Andrés Sauzo collects newspapers, astoundingly grisly newspapers. | 13World |
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