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Yahoo Entertainment
Brewer, Howard work on Pride movie
(AP)
AP - "Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer says he and Terrence Howard are working on a movie biography of country singer Charley Pride. | 1Entertainment |
BBC News world
UN extends Ivory Coast mandate
The UN renews the mandate for peacekeeping forces in Ivory Coast, which has been split in two since 2002. | 13World |
Ansa Italia
Incendi: fiamme nel Levante ligure
Canadair e elicottero in azione nelle alture di Chiavari | 4Italia |
iTunes Music
Digital - EP - The Draft
Digital - EP by The Draft | 5Music Feeds |
BBC - Front Page
Yanukovych allowed final appeal
Ukraine's Supreme Court agrees to hear a final appeal by Viktor Yanukovych over the re-run presidential poll. | 10Top News |
BBC - Front Page
Share prices slide again in Asia
Stocks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong continue to fall, after two days of heavy world losses. | 10Top News |
BBC UK
Three arrested in Damilola inquiry
Police arrest three people in connection with the November 2000 murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor. | 2Europe |
Reuters
Jaguar demise result of high costs-Ecclestone
Jaguar did not have the financial clout to be major Formula One players and they should have quit last year, according to the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone. | 8Sports |
Reuters World
Karzai pleads with Canada: Don't pull out troops
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai pleaded with Canada on Tuesday not to withdraw its 2,500 troops when their mission ends in early 2009, saying to do so would only help deliver his country back to the Taliban, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported. | 13World |
Bloomberg
Oil Rises as Hurricane Moves Toward Platforms in Gulf of Mexico
Crude oil futures rose on concern Hurricane Ivan may disrupt production, refining and the arrival of shipments as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped. | 0Business |
Yahoo Politics
Islamaphobia on rise, especially in Europe: U.N. envoy
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United Nations investigator on
racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia,
especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by
some right-wing political parties. | 13World |
Reuters Top News
Israel Kills Hamas 'Father of the Qassam' in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas vowed on Friday to hit back hard for Israel's assassination of the "Father of the Qassam" rocket, a weapon symbolizing Palestinian militants' defiance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his plan to quit Gaza. | 10Top News |
Newsweek Top News
Brazil Pushes Christ Statue as World Wonder
As the international voting to name the new seven wonders of the world draws to a close, Brazilians are doing their part to see Rio's famous Christ statue on the list. | 10Top News |
Reuters Entertainment
Famed Brazilian Music Producer Killed in LA Crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Brazilian music producer who was a leading nominee at the Latin Grammy awards was killed in a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles early on Thursday, hours after leaving the show, police and his record label said. | 1Entertainment |
SLAM! Sports
Warne ruled out for final Test after injuring right thumb during <b>...</b>
Australia's ace spinner Shane Warne on Tuesday was ruled out of the fourth and final Test match against India after fracturing his right thumb during batting practice. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Entertainment
Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards reach divorce pact
(Reuters)
Reuters - Estranged Hollywood couple Charlie
Sheen and Denise Richards, whose bitter divorce battle
titillated the tabloids for months, have amicably settled most
of their differences, their lawyers said. | 1Entertainment |
RedNova technology
A Break in Yahoo's China Clouds?
Now that he has taken over as chief executive officer of the company he co-founded, Jerry Yang has plenty of problems to fix. The new CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO) isn't going to find any quick Google-(GOOG)slayer. | 6Sci/Tech |
The Scotsman
Fuel Costs Blight BA Profits
Soaring fuel costs continued to cast a shadow over British Airways today, despite better-than-expected half-year results from the airline. | 0Business |
CNET security news
Aruba targets wired network security
Grid architecture aims to protect corporate networks from interior security threats. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Sports
Marbury Powers U.S. Over Spain, Coaches Square Off
ATHENS (Reuters) - Officials had to separate the U.S. and Spanish coaches when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's basketball quarter-finals Thursday. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Entertainment
Bollywood battle: Bachchan vs. Khan
(AP)
AP - Who's bigger in Bollywood, icon Amitabh Bachchan or younger rival Shah Rukh Khan? | 1Entertainment |
Reuters World
Seven Afghan policemen killed in blast: police
KABUL (Reuters) - Seven Afghan policemen were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle outside the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, police said. | 13World |
Ansa Calcio
Altadis accetta offerta Imperial
Al colosso spagnolo 12,8 miliardi di euro | 4Italia |
Kataweb Calcio
Roma, 10:20 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, AMATO: RESISTERE A PRESSIONI MONDO CALCIO
Dal mondo del calcio ''verrà una pressione perché lo spettacolo continui, perché le entrate d... | 4Italia |
RedNova technology
DANCE ; Flamenco Road
By THEODORE BALE "The Barber of Seville" was a hot new opera nearly 200 years ago. In the 21st century, what's hot is contemporary flamenco from Seville. | 6Sci/Tech |
Richmond Times Dispatch
Verizon Wireless will buy NextWave licenses
TRENTON, NJ - Verizon Wireless is buying wireless-spectrum licenses covering 23 US markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion. | 0Business |
BBC News world
Opposition rallies in Venezuela
Hundreds of thousands turn out to back the main opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidency. | 13World |
AllAfrica.com
Devastating Toll of HIV/Aids:
Participants at a day's seminar organized by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre have blamed the high numbers of women living with HIV/AIDS on gender inequities and the lack of adequate legislations on women's rights. | 11Top Stories |
RedNova science
Volunteers Gear Up to Tackle S.J. Waterways: Coastal Cleanup Set for Saturday
By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Sep. 15--STOCKTON -- Army 1st Sgt. Ray Wheat still has the prosthetic leg that one of his ROTC students plucked out of a dry ditch in Old Mormon Slough last year. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
Vivendi to buy BMG, settles Napster claims
LONDON (Reuters) - Vivendi's Universal Music, the world's largest seller of recorded music, is vaulting to the top spot in music publishing, too, after agreeing to buy BMG Music Publishing for 1.63 billion euros ($2.1 billion). | 0Business |
RedNova science
Patricia Frances Anderson
SEVEN LAKES ---- Patricia Frances Anderson, 77, passed away Monday, February 19, 2007. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home, Seven Lakes. | 6Sci/Tech |
Ansa Italia
Donna romana salva giovane trentino
Con la web-cam vede amico star male e chiama carabinieri | 4Italia |
The Washington Post world
Petraeus: Iran Trying to Bolster Influence in Iraq
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, accused Iran today of seeking to "create a Hezbollah-like force" in Iraq to exert Tehran's influence there, but denied that he was preparing the ground for a U.S. attack on Iran. | 13World |
Reuters Health
14 states need cash for children health plans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen U.S. states need $745 million of federal aid for children's health insurance by October or they might have to stop coverage, starting with families who are the least impoverished, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said Wednesday. | 3Health |
BBC News entertainment
Five tries childbirth live on TV
TV channel Five is following several expectant mothers in the hope that one of them will give birth live on-air. | 1Entertainment |
Topix.Net Europe
Kone Taps Nokia Executive As CEO
Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone Corp. said Monday that a Nokia executive was appointed as its new chief executive. | 2Europe |
Topix.Net Europe
Names in the Game
Ski champion Anja Paerson was honored Monday as Sweden's Female Athlete of the Year, beating out golfer Annika Sorenstam. | 2Europe |
Reuters Business
Coke Enterprises Cuts Earnings Forecast
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE.N , the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year, citing lower-than expected volume in North America and Europe. | 0Business |
ABC News
DNA Pioneer Maurice Wilkins Dies at 88
LONDON Oct. 6, 2004 - Maurice Wilkins, a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA research, has died. He was 88. Wilkins was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along with the two scientists credited | 1Entertainment |
Ansa Economia
Ires: possibile calo di 6 punti
Tecnici aumentano di un punto la possibile riduzione | 4Italia |
BBC UK
Spears is barred from seeing sons
A court denies singer Britney Spears' latest bid to regain the right to visit her two children. | 2Europe |
The Washington Post health
Noise Pollution Takes Toll on Health and Happiness
In the beginning there was silence, and it was good. | 3Health |
L'Espresso
Iraq, Imam emette fatwa: liberate i giornalisti francesi
Un imam salafista ha emesso oggi una fatwa (editto religioso) in cui chiede ai rapitori dei due giornalisti francesi sequestrati in Iraq di liberarli immediatamente. "Abbiamo emesso una fatwa che chiede allEsercito | 4Italia |
Yahoo Europe
From Amin to Lennon: reality-based movies star at London Film Festival
(AFP)
AFP - From the murderous rule of Idi Amin to Beatle John Lennon's 1960s peacenik stunts, the line-up for London's annual film fest was unveiled with reality-based movies providing many of the highlights. | 2Europe |
Ansa
Cossiga: dimesso perche' non utile
Bertinotti e Chiti dispiaciuti chiedono di ripensarci | 4Italia |
Guardian Top News
Canada's new year party city
Travel: 2008 marks Quebec City's 400th anniversary and New Year's Eve will kick off a whole year of celebrations, says Vicky Baker | 10Top News |
Topix.Net Europe
Spanish woman arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn baby out the window
A Spanish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her newborn son by throwing him out the window of a third-storey apartment, police said Monday. | 2Europe |
Yahoo Elections
Romney gets extension on report
(AP)
AP - Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential field, won't have to reveal details of his financial holdings until mid-August, under an extension obtained from the Office of Government Ethics. | 12U.S. |
Reuters U.S.
Britney Spears shears hair off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears got ready for the weekend by shearing all her hair off and dropping by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she quickly drew a crowd. | 12U.S. |
BBC UK
Bernard Matthews staff 'laid off'
Around 130 Bernard Matthews workers face being temporarily laid off in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, a union says. | 2Europe |
The Washington Post health
In Antipsychotics, Newer Isn't Better
Schizophrenia patients do as well, or perhaps even better, on older psychiatric drugs compared with newer and far costlier medications, according to a study published yesterday that overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs, which cost the United States $10 billion a year. | 3Health |
Kataweb Calcio
Roma, 22:14 - CALCIO, LAZIO: GUAI ALLA SCHIENA PER PANDEV, INFERMERIA PIENA
La Lazio ha sostenuto oggi una doppia seduta di allenamento in vista della partita di domenica contr... | 4Italia |
Ansa
Statali, stop a prepensionamenti
Chiesto stanziamento di risorse per contratti in Finanziaria | 4Italia |
CNN
House Dems call for DeLay to step down
The senior leadership of House Democrats, citing three rebukes of Rep. Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee in a week, called Thursday for him to be ousted as majority leader. | 11Top Stories |
RedNova technology
A Glimpse into Past Top Winners
By Jia Hepeng Ten scientists have won the top award, of 5 million yuan ($649,350) 4.5 million yuan ($584,400) for research and 500,000 yuan ($64,900) as personal reward for their efforts, since China started giving the National Supreme Scientific and Technological Award since 1999. | 6Sci/Tech |
CNN International
Telecom Italia 'in TIM buyout'
Telecom Italia will use cash for a larger-than-expected chunk of a 20 billion-euro ($26.69 billion) buyout of mobile unit TIM it is likely to announce on Tuesday, a source close to the deal told Reuters. | 0Business |
Scripps Howard News Service
Flurry of activity greets Election Day
One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country. | 1Entertainment |
sportinglife.com
McCULLUM LEADS NEW ZEALAND CHARGE
Brendon McCullum produced an outstanding 143 as New Zealand moved into a commanding position on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka. | 8Sports |
CNET enterprise hardware news
First hands-on: AOL's BlueString
AOL's new photo sharing and storage site, BlueString, borrows a lot of its technology from XDrive. That's a good thing. | 6Sci/Tech |
BBC News entertainment
Hilton 'doing well' in LA prison
US socialite Paris Hilton is doing well after her first night in a Los Angeles prison, according to her lawyer. | 1Entertainment |
Kataweb Calcio
Roma, 19:48 - CALCIO, LAZIO; PANDEV: KEEGAN MI VUOLE AL NEWCASTLE
"Alcuni dirigenti della mia attuale squadra mi hanno fatto sapere che il Newcastle è intere... | 4Italia |
Xinhua
Powell starts new Middle East peace efforts
Outgoing US Secretary of State Collin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday as part of the international efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process amid continued violence in the region. | 13World |
Ansa Economia
Edizione Holding cede Autogrill
Azioni conferite a Schematrentaquattro | 4Italia |
L'Unità
L'Italia del basket sfiora l'impresa con la Serbia. Male Judo e scherma
Rabbia e talento: la Serbia campione del mondo strappa con i denti la seconda gara del torneo olimpico all'Italia. Una partita alla quale l'Italia si presentava dopo la vittoria sulla Nuova Zelanda, i serbi dopo una sconfitta con l'Argentina. Alla ... | 4Italia |
CNN International
Lennon killer denied parole
John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, has been denied parole for the third time. In explaining their decision to Chapman on Tuesday, the New York State Division of Parole wrote that it "was based | 1Entertainment |
Ansa Italia
Coppie di fatto:accordo maggioranza
Marini, giusto dare piu' tempo al dibattito | 4Italia |
CSMonitor U.S.
Leniency for Libby and the '08 presidential race
Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Cheney's former aide could pose a challenge for GOP candidates. | 12U.S. |
Reuters Tech
Intel Shelves Plan to Turn Desktop Into Wi-Fi Hub
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An ambitious plan to turn millions of desktop computers into hubs of wireless Internet access has been shelved after PC makers balked at the price of the feature, Intel Corp. INTC.O said on Monday. | 6Sci/Tech |
Washington Post Tech
SAP Acquires Software Maintenance Firm
Software maker SAP AG announced Wednesday that it had acquired a Texas-based maintenance firm for PeopleSoft platforms in a move to attract customers from its main competitor, Oracle Corp. | 6Sci/Tech |
PHPDeveloper.org
Mike Naberezny's Blog: Easier XML-RPC for PHP 5
In a new post today, Mike Naberezny talks about some updates that have been made to the XML-RPC client included with the Zend Framework, spotlighting three items in particular.
A few weeks ago, I rewrote the Zend XML-RPC client as part of a customer project at Maintainable . After fixing a fair number of bugs and writing a test suite, I made some enhancements and usability improvements. You can learn more about the new XML-RPC client from its documentation .
The three new updates to the package deal with:
Calling remote methods (a new call() method)
Server proxy objects have been added
Faults are thrown as PHP exceptions
Get more details on this package from its page on the Zend Framework's website. | 7Software and Developement |
BetaNews.Com
Disagreement Over '0-Day' Word Worm
Last weekend's disclosure of an alleged security vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, exploited by a new version of an old worm, is raising questions over what constitutes the severity of an exploit. Is it the degree to which we know about it, or the number of systems out there it could possibly hurt? | 7Software and Developement |
Fides Italia
AFRICA/COSTA D'AVORIO - L'Unione Africana favorevole al referendum sulla Costituzione ivoriana. "I ribelli sono però contrari e non sembrano intenzionati a unificare il paese" dicono fonti di Fides
AFRICA/COSTA D'AVORIO - L'Unione Africana favorevole al referendum sulla Costituzione ivoriana. "I ribelli sono però contrari e non sembrano intenzionati a unificare il paese" dicono fonti di Fides | 4Italia |
RedNova space
Trajectory Maneuver Brings Genesis Spacecraft Closer to Home
Jet Propulsion Lab -- Thirty days before its historic return to Earth with NASA's first samples from space since the Apollo missions, the Genesis spacecraft successfully completed its twentieth trajectory maneuver. At 12:00 Universal Time (5:00 a.m... | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Health
Diet Plan Stops Short of Urging Less Sugar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat less sugar. | 3Health |
Reuters Top News
Ivan Roars Toward Caymans in Caribbean Rampage
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan lashed the tiny Cayman Islands with ferocious winds and driving rain on Sunday after devastating Jamaica and Grenada in a deadly trek through the Caribbean. | 10Top News |
RedNova science
Oak Hollow Mall Hosts District Science Fair
By Katisha Hayes, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Feb. 6--GUILFORD COUNTY -- The school system's best science projects will be on display this week in High Point, highlighting the work of some of the district's youngest scientists. | 6Sci/Tech |
San Francisco Chronicle
Computer industry reboots
The immediate future of the computer industry -- and its biggest players -- took center stage Tuesday after IBM announced it is selling its PC business to a Chinese technology giant. | 11Top Stories |
Ansa
Gaza: carri Israele nella Striscia
Lo riferiscono fonti locali, soldati entrati in un villaggio | 4Italia |
Reuters Top News
Regional Kurdish govt says it's not seen Iraq oil law
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The local government in Iraq's northern region of Kurdistan said it had yet to see a draft hydrocarbon law approved by the cabinet in Baghdad, possibly complicating passage of the landmark legislation. | 10Top News |
New York Times Business
Rosneft Said to Buy Yukos Production Unit
Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft has acquired the mysterious buyer of Yukos' most important production unit, Russian news agencies reported. | 0Business |
Yahoo Sports
IAAF says Gatlin's coach could face ban
(AP)
AP - Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said Monday. | 8Sports |
BBC News world
Rugby: England hope for revival against France
England host France at Twickenham on Sunday hoping to bounce back from their record Six Nations defeat to Ireland. | 13World |
BBC - Front Page
Blair predicts a tough poll fight
Tony Blair says the next election will be a "tough, tough fight" adding he does not know when it will be. | 10Top News |
Ansa
Caraibi, Felix diventa uragano
Tempesta tropicale minaccia isole Antille olandesi | 4Italia |
CNN Top News
ADV: Find A Career School Near You
Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you. | 10Top News |
Yahoo Tech
Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows Media Player 10 (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo World
Venezuela rejects U.S. official's remarks
(AP)
AP - The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere. | 13World |
Yahoo Europe
EU citizens are officially happy: poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - European Union citizens are
overwhelmingly happy with life -- and that's official. | 2Europe |
Slashdot
Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan
Even though it's been withdrawn, the Lycos anti-spam screensaver is not forgotten. Rollie Hawk writes "And with this, the 'What's Good for the Goose...' award goes to all those people trying to install that | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters
Indian Court Grants Bail in Online Sex Video Case
An Indian court granted bail on Tuesday to the head of a popular online auction site who was arrested in connection with the sale of a video showing a girl and boy having oral sex. | 0Business |
The Washington Post Top News
ADV: Refinance Rates Just Got Lower
Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK. | 10Top News |
New York Times Business
Disney Reports Chiefâs Compensation
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, received a compensation package in the 2007 fiscal year valued by the company at $27.7 million, according to an analysis of documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. | 0Business |
ABC Online
Chinese defence policy aims to crush Taiwan independence attempts
China has issued a national defence policy to crush "the vicious rise" of Taiwan independence forces at its core. It is the first time such a policy has been issued since President Hu Jintao became military chief. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Tech
GPL upgrade set for Friday
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A controversial update to the GNU GPL (General Public License) is set to be released Friday by the Free Software Foundation, a representative of the organization said on Tuesday. | 6Sci/Tech |
BBC - Front Page
ISS computer woes concern Europe
The same computer systems that crashed on space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship. | 10Top News |
BBC News world
Live - Australia v England
Australia struggle chasing a target of 211 from 33 overs in the second one-day final. | 13World |
Reuters Business
Stocks up on demand for defensives
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors snapped up shares in sectors seen likely to withstand a slowdown in growth following reports pointing to further weakness in housing. | 0Business |
IPS News
GREECE: Mobile Operators Break the Law
ATHENS, Sep 7 (IPS) - The small black device that Panagiotis Vovos holds
in his hands can measure the voltage produced by mobile phone
network transmission antennas. It can detect voltages up to
7(Volt/metre). | 2Europe |
Ansa Calcio
Eurofly: nuove rotte per crescere
Primo volo diretto Roma-New Delhi, titolo sospeso per rialzo | 4Italia |
Yahoo Europe
India's Tata Steel keeps quiet on Corus intentions
(AFP)
AFP - India's Tata Steel would not comment on whether it was staying in the race for Corus Group after investors allied to Brazilian steelmaker CSN were reported to have scaled up their combined stake in the Anglo-Dutch company to more than 15 percent. | 2Europe |
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