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Yahoo World
Quebec TV mogul Guy Cloutier says he regrets committing sex crimes (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - Guy Clouthier, a giant of the Quebec entertainment industry who pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges, apologized Wednesday, saying, "I acknowledge my crimes." | 13World |
NEWS.com.au
Turkish guards killed in Iraq
FIVE Turkish security guards were killed in an ambush as they were travelling by car through Iraq to Baghdad, the Turkish foreign ministry said today. | 13World |
CNET networking news
Escape from C-Scape
Jon Olstik spent last week at Cisco System's annual analyst event and came away with some ideas of what the company will focus on in the future. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Mourning career likely over after knee injury
MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning has probably played his last game in the NBA after suffering a serious knee injury in what is his final season with the team. | 8Sports |
BBC - Front Page
Pakistani militant base attacked
Troops surround and attacked a stronghold of a leading militant in the district of Swat in northern Pakistan, local police say. | 10Top News |
BBC - Front Page
Rice talks trade on Colombia trip
The US secretary of state meets union leaders in Colombia on a trip aimed at promoting free trade. | 10Top News |
Topix.Net Europe
Older mums likely to live longer
Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, research finds. | 2Europe |
WTNH
Pacers 108 Hawks 97, overtime
ATLANTA Jamaal Tinsley scored a season-high 29 points and Fred Jones added 21 as Indiana outlasted Atlanta 108-to-97 in overtime. The Hawks led by 12 points early in the fourth quarter before the Pacers snapped a seven-game losing streak. | 8Sports |
Guardian
Israeli Labour party could clinch coalition deal with Sharon 'in <b>...</b>
Israel's opposition Labour party began talks with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party yesterday about joining its coalition - a partnership aimed at promoting a military withdrawal from Gaza. | 13World |
Yahoo Europe
All-foreign prisons to 'speed up deportation process'
(AFP)
AFP - The government defended Wednesday an "experiment" under which two prisons have been converted into foreigner-only jails, saying they could help speed up deportation procedures. | 2Europe |
Inside Hoops
Knicks Game Notes: Detroit at New York
com / Dec. 15, 2004. Knicks game notes, taken live during the game in Madison Square Garden, raw and completely unedited. Overnight we'll trim this down, but for now, skim the whole thing. | 11Top Stories |
Ansa Economia
Moda: Burani cede multibrand
Venduta ad Abacus Invest per 75 milioni | 4Italia |
New York Times
Writer Admits Plagiarism
The Seattle Times said a business columnist and associate editor, Stephen H. Dunphy, had resigned after admitting he plagiarized the work of others. | 0Business |
Boston Globe business
Genzyme wraps up $345m acquisition of Bioenvision
Genzyme Corp. said it completed its $345 million acquisition of Bioenvision Inc. despite complaints by some Bioenvision shareholders the price the Cambridge biotech offered was too low. Genzyme initially tried to take control of the New York biotech through a tender offer, but managed to acquire only 22 percent of shares that way. Bioenvision then tried to persuade a majority ... | 0Business |
Yahoo Entertainment
"Phantom" to pass 20-year mark on Broadway
(Reuters)
Reuters - "The Phantom of the Opera," already
the longest-running musical in Broadway history, will mark its
20th anniversary in New York on Saturday with two performances. | 1Entertainment |
New York Times health
Guidant Settles Device Suit
Guidant, the maker of implanted heart devices, settled a fraud suit over its recalled defibrillator for an undisclosed amount. | 3Health |
Yahoo Tech
Gadgets to go green at electronics show
(AP)
AP - Consumer electronics aren't exactly easy on the environment  they consume electricity that contributes to global warming, and toxins leach out of them when they end up in landfills. | 6Sci/Tech |
New York Times sports
Perfect positioning for rejuvenated Jarrett
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The last four years, Dale Jarrett had to watch helplessly as the Daytona 500, NASCAR's crown jewel event, was dominated by the kingpins of restrictor-plate racing at Dale Earnhardt Inc., winners of the last two 500s and three of the last four. | 8Sports |
New York Times Business
In Japan, Inflation Surges and Job Market Sags
Japanâs inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than nine years in November while industrial production and household spending declined. | 0Business |
Reuters Tech
Apple rolls out copy protection-free iTunes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc. said on Wednesday
it launched iTunes Plus, a new copy protection-free music
download service featuring artists with EMI Group
including Coldplay, The Rolling Stones and Joss Stone. | 6Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
Gatlin Wins 100 Meters; Greene Third
Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field ever. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal took silver, and Maurice Greene won bronze. | 8Sports |
Reuters
Ethiopia Accepts Eritrea Border Ruling in Principle
Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted "in principle" an independent commission's ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war. | 1Entertainment |
Zaman Online
Number of Dead in South Asia Reaches 30,000
The number of dead as a result of the 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometers under the Indian Ocean, has reached 30,000. | 13World |
Kataweb Sport
Roma, 00:17 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: AVANZANO RANGERS, SIVIGLIA E WERDER
Oltre alle gare di Parma e Livorno ecco il quadro completo delle gare di ritorno dei 16' di finale (... | 4Italia |
BBC UK
Further £9m for international aid
The Scottish Executive pledges a further £9m to help some of the world's poorest people, it is announced. | 2Europe |
Ansa Italia
Abu Omar, al via processo a Milano
Tra gli imputati Pollari, Mancini e 26 agenti Cia | 4Italia |
WXXA
Giving Thanks: Jets extend Bradway's contract
Bradway is in his fourth season with the Jets and first as executive VP. He has 19 years of NFL experience. Prior to this season, Bradway oversaw a productive draft for the Jets (7-3), added key free agents | 8Sports |
BBC - Front Page
House body find treated as murder
A murder investigation is launched after a man is found dead in a house in Antrim, police say. | 10Top News |
iTunes Music
Walking With Strangers - The Birthday Massacre
Walking With Strangers by The Birthday Massacre | 5Music Feeds |
Yahoo World
Medvedev: Foreign groups spy
(AP)
AP - President Vladimir Putin's likely successor suggested in an interview published Monday that the British Council and foreign NGOs spy on Russia, echoing accusations that have strained ties between Moscow and the West  in particular Britain. | 13World |
Ansa Calcio
Casa: Di Pietro, manterremo impegni
Ministro, previsti anche aiuti per le famiglie | 4Italia |
Kataweb Calcio
Milano, 16:39 - CALCIO, LEGA; ZAMPARINI: NON APPOGGIO PIU' MATARRESE
Anche Maurizio Zamparini sbatte la porta: ''Ho detto al signor Matarrese che lui ha tradito il suo p... | 4Italia |
Yahoo Europe
IVF treatment on NHS 'postcode lottery'
(AFP)
AFP - A couple's chances of receiving IVF treatment on the NHS are down to a "postcode lottery", according to a report. | 2Europe |
The Register
Whoâs got the buzz?
The IT industry winners and losers, as voted by you
Reg Tech Panel ⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Reuters Top News
Democrats poised for Senate gains: Reuters poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday. | 10Top News |
Ansa Calcio
Borsa Milano chiude in calo
Mibtel -0,80%, SP -0,72%, All Stars -0,85% | 4Italia |
Ireland Online
Burnt-out car found in hunt for
Police in the North are carrying out forensic tests on a car found burnt out in a forest park in Co Down to determine if it had any link with this week's multi-million pound bank heist in Belfast. | 1Entertainment |
Voice of America
Japan's Prime Minister Shuffles Cabinet to Reform Postal System
For the third time since he took office in 2001, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has made changes to his Cabinet. The premier installed a team of ministers and top party officials whom he expects will back his key reform efforts. | 11Top Stories |
BBC Europe
Ukraine rower fails drugs test
Ukraine's women's quadruple sculls crew lose their bronze medal after one of the crew fails a drugs test. | 2Europe |
Yahoo Politics
Clinton dig at Obama has ring to '92 race
(AP)
AP - Bill Clinton says Sen. Barack Obama is a highly ambitious, political prodigy who is asking voters to "roll the dice" and elect him president. | 13World |
Ansa
Gay Pride: Luxuria rientra da Mosca
Capigruppo Prc chiedono intervento del ministro D'Alema | 4Italia |
PHPDeveloper.org
Roy Ganor-Shwaartz's Blog: Speaking at EclipseCon 2008
Roy Ganor-Shwaartz (Team Leader at Zend for the PDT/Zend Studio for Eclipse projects) dropped us a line to let us know that he'll be speaking at this year's EclipseCon (2008).
It seems that PHP developers have attracted much attention from the Eclipse community. In the next EclipseCon conference I am going to make two sessions about PDT and its ecosystem.
His two talks are: Developing Rich Internet Application with Eclipse Tools (Wednesday) and Extending the PDT Project (Tuesday).
EclipseCon 2008 is happening March 17th through the 20th in Santa Clara, California and there's still time to get in on the Early Bird Discount for your registration (through Dec. 31st). Check out the conference schedule for a complete list of speakers. | 7Software and Developement |
Silicon.com
iPod to go 80GB?
Toshiba, whose tiny hard drives power Apple's hit iPod music players, announced that it has produced an 80GB model. The company said in a statement late on Monday that it will begin mass production in mid-2005 | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Nick makes serious investment in casual games
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nickelodeon is investing
$100 million in the expansion of online casual gaming ventures,
the company said Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech |
Chicago Sun Times
Zbikowski makes impact in Irish debut
Lost in Notre Dame's disappointing 20-17 loss to Brigham Young last week was the surprise start of sophomore Tom Zbikowski at strong safety. | 8Sports |
Ansa Economia
Tasso Libor ai massimi dal 2001
E' balzato di sei punti raggiungendo il 6,79% | 4Italia |
Yahoo Politics
UN Report Disappoints Both Sides of Darfur Conflict (Reuters)
Reuters - Both Sudan's government and Darfur
rebels criticized a U.N. report which accused Khartoum and
allied militias of atrocities in the country's western region
but stopped short of calling the violence genocide. | 13World |
Voice of America
Hopes Fading for Fourth Round of Talks on Pyongyang's Nuclear <b>...</b>
Hopes are fading that Pyongyang will attend a fourth round of talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs, following revelations about South Korean nuclear tests. | 1Entertainment |
BBC - Front Page
Hundreds arrested in Danish riots
Danish police say they have arrested nearly 600 people in three days of protests over the eviction of squatters. | 10Top News |
Reuters World
France, Germany Dismiss U.S. Call on Afghan Force
POIANA BRASOV, Romania (Reuters) - France and Germany rejected any merger of the NATO and U.S-led missions in Afghanistan on Wednesday after Washington urged the alliance to study taking command of all military operations there. | 13World |
New York Times Arts
A Trove of Holiday CDs, From the Merry to the Morose
Music critics of The New York Times review the yearÂs most notable new holiday albums. | 1Entertainment |
PCWorld news
Credit Card Data on 650,000 Customers Lost
The missing tape affects 230 retailers, whose customers may be vulnerable to data fraud. | 6Sci/Tech |
Peoria Journal Star
Gov. Blagojevich finds more flu vaccine supply
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday said his administration has found even more flu vaccine from European suppliers and pressed federal officials for permission to ship the doses to Illinois amid a national shortage. | 3Health |
Kataweb Calcio
Napoli, 17:30 - Calcio, Napoli: tutti presenti all'allenamento
Il Napoli ha effettuato una seduta pomeridiana di allenamento a Varcaturo. Tutti presenti agli ordin... | 4Italia |
Reuters
US Troops Tackle Last Rebel Redoubt in Falluja
Resistance dwindled in the last rebel redoubt in Falluja on Sunday, US officers said, but explosions still shook the smoke-wreathed city as an Iraqi | 11Top Stories |
The Washington Post sports
In Trade With Padres, Cubs Cut Loose Barrett
The Cubs traded embattled catcher Michael Barrett and cash to the Padres for backup catcher Rob Bowen and a minor leaguer. | 8Sports |
Reuters Business
HP CFO Wayman to retire
BOSTON (Reuters) - Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Bob Wayman will retire as CFO at the end of the month, ending a 37-year career with the company. | 0Business |
Topix.Net Europe
Whiff of politics behind tsunami aid pledges
The billions in international aid pledged towards the post-tsunami cleanup could polish America's poor image in the world's most populous Muslim nation and overhaul economic ties between big donors and ... | 2Europe |
RedNova general
Space Tourism Faces Safety Regulations
LOS ANGELES - Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism industry faces a myriad of safety concerns - in the sky and on the ground - that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off... | 13World |
BBC - Front Page
Ivory crackdown agreed in Africa
African countries have announced a continent-wide plan to slash ivory trading in their domestic markets. | 10Top News |
CSMonitor World
US and Iran spar ahead of Iraq report
The US says it is worried about Iranian support for insurgents in Iraq. Separately, the IAEA reported that Iran's progress on nuclear enrichment is slow. | 13World |
Salt Lake Tribune
Running turned humans into what they are today, U. of U. biologist <b>...</b>
The thousands of runners who step up to the starting lines of marathons each year may be following in the footsteps of our earliest human ancestors. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Europe
Abbey National shares trade for last time in London ahead of sale completion (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Shares in Abbey National PLC, Britain's sixth-biggest bank and second-biggest mortgage lender, traded for the last time Friday ahead of the completion of its $15.6 billion US acquisition by Santander Central Hispano SA, Spain's biggest bank. | 2Europe |
NEWS.com.au
Aussies set huge total
NEW Zealand trailed by 314 to be 5-149 in its second innings at stumps on day four of the second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval today. | 8Sports |
Reuters Top News
Immigration bill stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed bill to revamp immigration laws stalled in the Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback | 10Top News |
RedNova science
New Ethanol Process Offers Lower Costs, Environmental Benefits
Purdue Research Foundation has licensed a technology to Bio Processing Technology Inc. for the development of a new environmentally friendly method to produce ethanol that also costs less than current methods. | 6Sci/Tech |
CNET security news
Exposing software flaws--no easy job
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability. | 6Sci/Tech |
BBC News world
EU halts WTO's India alcohol case
The EU suspends a complaint to the World Trade Organization about India's import tariffs on beer, wine and spirits. | 13World |
Reuters Entertainment
Michael Jackson's Lawyers Want Prosecutor Removed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's lawyers have gone to court to have a California district attorney removed from prosecuting the pop star on child molestation charges, court papers showed on Tuesday. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Entertainment
Man sues Belushi over Land Rover sale
(AP)
AP - Comedian Jim Belushi is being sued by the 78-year-old father of his former driver, who accuses him of selling a used 2001 Land Rover that turned out to be a lemon. | 1Entertainment |
Topix.Net Europe
Bush to pull red carpet from under Sinn Fein
He is particularly angry at the idea that the raid was in its final planning stages at the moment he was telephoning Mr Adams during last year s Leeds Castle talks, trying to nudge him towards a deal during the ... | 2Europe |
Computerworld news
It's all in how you ask
This company has just started using some new RF guns in its warehouse. Workers use the handheld terminals to scan RFID tags on the conveyor -- or at least they're supposed to. | 6Sci/Tech |
The Motley Fool
Two Travel Stocks Have Different Itineraries
Like flights that pass in the night, Expedia goes this way, Travelzoo goes that way. | 0Business |
Yahoo Business
Chrysler decision may take months: DaimlerChrysler
(Reuters)
Reuters - DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE) may
communicate its future strategy for loss-making U.S. arm only
in weeks or months, the world's fifth-biggest carmaker said on
Thursday. | 0Business |
RedNova science
Your LIFE: SEEING Red! ; FOLLOW OUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PLANTING TOMATO SEEDS
By PIPPA GREENWOOD FRIED green or red and juicy, tomatoes are nutritious, tasty, versatile and low in calories. And none is more delicious than those you've grown yourself. You don't need much room. | 6Sci/Tech |
New York Times sports
Back behind bench, sort of
The coach of the Bay State Breakers has taken up yoga. You can't believe how much this has helped. When you invest most of your years skating as if your life depended on it, your quadriceps tend to become overdeveloped, while your hamstrings go the other way, and that leaves your body decidedly out of whack. The bottom line is ... | 8Sports |
Yahoo World
Food aid, reunions on table when two Koreas meet
(Reuters)
Reuters - Impoverished North Korea's first steps to
take apart its nuclear arms program may reap the reward of food
aid from the South when the two hold their first high-level
meeting in months on Tuesday. | 13World |
Independent
Wales 'homecoming' adds twist for Henry and Hansen
There was a bizarre feeling to events yesterday, hearing two Wales coaches talking about New Zealand looking for a victory, but then, it is an unprecedented situation. | 8Sports |
RedNova science
Unsafe Levels of Lead, Copper Found in Police Water Fountains
By Zach Lowe, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Jun. 8--STAMFORD -- The city is doing blood tests on most active police officers after finding unusually high levels of lead and copper in the water at headquarters, officials said yesterday. | 6Sci/Tech |
CNET security news
Does Vista's stunted growth hint at the death of the desktop?
Is the desktop metaphor dead? Or is Vista just really bad? | 6Sci/Tech |
Ansa Economia
Borsa Milano apre in rialzo
Mibtel +0,34% e SP/Mib +0,49%, positive le europee | 4Italia |
Yahoo Entertainment
MSNBC votes for daylong election work
(Reuters)
Reuters - MSNBC will stake its claim
to political coverage with a special blitz of all-day coverage
Wednesday on the 2006 midterm elections. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters
Singer Papa Wemba Convicted, Walks Free in France
A French court convicted Congolese world music star Papa Wemba Tuesday of smuggling people into France but the King of Rhumba Rock walked free because he has already served four months in jail. | 13World |
AutoWeek
Thanks, Oprah! Talk show gives away 276 Pontiac G6s; GM provided <b>...</b>
General Motors gave away $7.7 million worth of Pontiac G6s -- 276 of them -- Monday during the season-opening Oprah Winfrey show. The public relations value for the automaker may be incalculable. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Entertainment
Celeb Quotes to Appear on Heinz Bottles (AP)
AP - What do Mia Hamm, Terry Bradshaw, William Shatner and Lindsay Lohan have in common? The answer: ketchup. | 1Entertainment |
Scotland on Sunday
Ukraine's Outgoing President Calls for Foreign Mediation
Ukraineâs outgoing President Leonid Kuchma today accused the opposition of reneging on compromise agreements and called for quick foreign mediation of his nationâs post-election political crisis. | 11Top Stories |
Yahoo Tech
iPhone to go on sale in UK on Nov. 9
(PC World)
PC World - Network operator O2 (UK) Ltd. will sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone in the U.K. from Nov. 9 for #269 (US$538), the companies announced Tuesday, marking the start of the iPhone's move into Europe. | 6Sci/Tech |
CSMonitor Arts
A 'breach' between history and Hollywood
Eric O'Neill, the former FBI agent who helped bring down notorious spy Robert Hanssen, examines fact versus fiction. | 1Entertainment |
BBC - Front Page
Home support disappoints Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson criticises the Old Trafford atmosphere after Manchester United's win over Birmingham City. | 10Top News |
CNET personal technology news
Put a keyboard in your pocket, $29.99 shipped
Amazon is selling the folding Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard, which works with most PDAs and smartphones, for just $29.99 shipped. Regular price: $149.99. | 6Sci/Tech |
Wired Tech
Google Patent Search Yields Gems
Look up the Wright Brothers' airplane drawings or investigate Tesla's electrical innovation proposals and Tom Edison's incandescent patents. Send us results of your favorite searches. In Gear Factor. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Bangladesh government party puts on show of strength
(AFP)
AFP - At least 50,000 supporters of the outgoing Bangladesh government rallied in a show of strength to counter opposition threats to boycott next month's national elections. | 13World |
TSN.ca
Ravens' Boller makes leap forward
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) Brian Billick preferred to call it "a step," but the maturation of Kyle Boller may have instead been a notable leap forward. | 8Sports |
Reuters World
Hundreds of Taliban Want to Stop Uprising--Official
KABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of Taliban fighters could abandon their insurgency in Afghanistan as a result of peace talks under way between local commanders and President Hamid Karzai's government, a provincial governor said on Saturday. | 13World |
CNN Top News
Lawyers: 2nd test clears Olympic champ
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News |
Reuters Entertainment
Defense opens case in Phil Spector murder trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for Phil Spector called their first witness on Tuesday in his murder trial, a forensic expert who told jurors that an actress the pioneering rock producer is accused of shooting dead probably committed suicide instead. | 1Entertainment |
Telegraph.co.uk
New to science, island bird that never flies nest
A new species of flightless bird has been discovered on Calayan, a remote island in the Philippines, by an Anglo Filipino expedition. | 6Sci/Tech |
Italiasalute.it
CENSIS: NONNI ITALIANI FELICI E IN SALUTE, MA FRAGILI
Il Censis, nellâambito della ricerca condotta per lâAgenzia per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali, ha intervistato un campione di italiani sopra i 65 anni. I risultati di tale ricerca sono stati pubblicati | 4Italia |
Yahoo Entertainment
Maldivians want to say `hello' to TomKat
(AP)
AP - Residents of the Maldives want to say "hello" to newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters Top News
Bush to form panel to review wounded soldiers' care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scrambling to answer an outcry over shoddy health care for U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq, the White House announced on Friday that President George W. Bush will appoint a bipartisan commission to review health care for military veterans. | 10Top News |
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