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Accused kidnapper found hiding in closet
(AP)
AP - An escaped prisoner accused in the videotaped kidnapping of a lawyer who was grabbed at gunpoint outside her loft was captured Saturday after authorities acting on a tip swarmed an apartment where he was discovered hiding in a closet. | 12U.S. |
Kiefer Sutherland arrested for drunken driving
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kiefer Sutherland, star of the television thriller series "24," was arrested early on Tuesday in Hollywood for drunken driving after being pulled over for making an illegal U-turn, police said. | 1Entertainment |
U.S still top British ally: new foreign minister
(Reuters)
Reuters - New British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband, seeking to squash speculation that London may
distance itself from Washington over Iraq, has insisted the
U.S. is still Britain's number one ally. | 13World |
"National Treasure" shines at crowded box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nicolas Cage unearthed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday with "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," which earned more than the combined totals of four other high-powered newcomers. | 1Entertainment |
India farmers may be Africa bound
The government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh considers plans to send farmers to East Africa. | 13World |
Hurricane Remnants Spawn Northern Floods (AP)
AP - The storm that was once Hurricane Ivan was long gone, but its aftereffects pounded parts of the East like a hangover Sunday, as rivers and small streams swollen beyond their banks by earlier torrential rain forced new evacuations in five states. | 12U.S. |
Man Running for 'Sexiest Plumber' Title
AURORA, Ore. - What more fitting prize for a plumber than a free trip to the most famous bowl of them all. If Brandon Ayres emerges as "America's Sexiest Plumber, he'll win a trip for two to Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Fla. | 1Entertainment |
An inaugural journey to the Arctic floor
Blog: NASA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution send robots where no man (or bot) has ever been. | 6Sci/Tech |
Girl critical after balcony fall
A seven-year-old British girl is critically ill after falling from a hotel fifth-floor balcony on the island of Majorca. | 10Top News |
Twenty-nine killed in Moroccan crash
Twenty-nine people have been killed and 30 injured when a bus crashed into a truck and a taxi cab on a highway linking two of Morocco's popular tourist destinations, officials say. | 13World |
French Official Says No Sign Arafat Poisoned
France's health minister says there is no indication the death of Palestinian terrorist leader Yasser Arafat was the result of poisoning - amid rumors in the Arab world that Arafat was poisoned. | 13World |
Online Statement Denies Vatican As Target
An online statement posted Sunday in the name of an al-Qaida-linked group pledged that the Vatican would be spared, but repeated threats to turn Rome into hell. | 2Europe |
Gilbert returns serve
Tennis coach Brad Gilbert has hit out at the decision by world number two Andy Roddick to sack him as a mentor. Roddick released a statement earlier this week saying he and Gilbert had parted ways but the | 8Sports |
Cuban Stows Away in Cargo Crate from Bahamas to U.S.
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Cuban woman made it to the United States by stowing away in a wooden crate the size of a filing cabinet on a cargo flight from the Bahamas, officials said on Wednesday. | 12U.S. |
IBM profit flat on pension case
US computer giant IBM blames a $320m pension lawsuit settlement as it reports flat third quarter profits. | 6Sci/Tech |
Iran judge says held U.S.-Iranians admit "activities"
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two Iranian-Americans detained in the Islamic Republic on spying charges have "accepted that they carried out some activities", an Iranian judge was quoted as saying on Wednesday. | 10Top News |
Oro: in ribasso in Asia
Calo pari allo 0,6% | 4Italia |
Inzy 'cleared of ball-tampering'
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is cleared of ball-tampering, news agency AFP says. | 10Top News |
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 1
Thereâs time for fun and time to focus. When youâre ready to get down to business, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac provides the intuitive, intelligent tools you need to transform your ideas and opportunities into action. | 6Sci/Tech |
Franken Brings Liberal Talk Show to Ark. (AP)
AP - Coming to a "red state" to celebrate the nation's last "blue president" seems to be just the medicine for Al Franken two weeks after President Bush's re-election. | 1Entertainment |
Insurer launches per-mile cover
A pay-as-you-drive car insurance scheme is being introduced by Norwich Union. | 0Business |
Skype Woos SMBs with new Deal
Skype has launched a package for small businesses that bundles up the company's software with call credits and subscriptions for multiple users. | 6Sci/Tech |
U.S. urges wary NATO allies to boost Afghan fight
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency. | 13World |
Catching fire at end a habit
Most MLS teams are in a comfortable position for the last two weeks of the regular season. Too comfortable. | 8Sports |
Restraining order against Ellison tossed
(AP)
AP - A judge on Monday dismissed a woman's attempt to get a restraining order against U.S. Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, with whom she claimed to have had an extramarital affair. | 12U.S. |
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 |
De Niro rifiuta l'Ambrogino per non danneggiare Kerry
Milano, 14 ottobre 2004 - Doveva essere una giornata molto onorevole. E' stato un disastro. Maleducazione? Disinformazione? Robert De Niro ha rifiutato l'Ambrogino d'oro, massimo riconoscimento della città . | 4Italia |
Aare, 10:35 - SCI, MONDIALI; GIGANTE: FUORI RAICH E BLARDONE
Il gigante maschile dei mondiali di Aare perde subito due protagonisti. Sono usciti nella prima manc... | 4Italia |
Electronics retailers unhappy as shoppers cautious
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by Circuit City CEO Phil Schoonover. | 12U.S. |
Google Adds Image View to News
Google on Tuesday took the wraps off a new approach to viewing events going on around the world. Instead of clicking on a headline to read articles, Google News Image Version displays photos related to the day's top stories. | 7Software and Developement |
Studies: long shifts may contribute to medical error
Medical school interns routinely work 30-hour shifts, but two new studies say the workload is both dangerous and excessive, and are calling for interns' hours to be cut in half. | 3Health |
Doubts voiced over emergency pill
Making emergency contraception more available has had no effect on cutting the abortion rate, an expert says. | 3Health |
Calif. cities reject coal-fired power
(AP)
AP - Southern California is gambling its future power needs on its constant sunshine, wind and the ability of engineers to effectively harness those and other alternative energy sources. | 6Sci/Tech |
U.S. and China Plan Economic Talks
The plan for a dialogue between high-level teams meant that immediate progress on currency and trade issues was unlikely. | 13World |
Branson blames track for fatal UK train crash
GRAYRIGG (Reuters) - A defective track caused a high-speed train accident in northwest England which killed an elderly woman and seriously injured five other people, according to the boss of the train company involved. | 10Top News |
Tesco Mobile complains to Ofcom
Virtual operator, real complaint
Tesco Mobile, and O2 which provides its network, has complained to Ofcom that changes to spectrum allocation could drive the supermarket's mobile offering out of business.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Steelers Win Battle of the Kickers
The Jets' Doug Brien missed two field-goal attempts late in the fourth quarter before the Steelers' Jeff Reed won the game with his 33-yard kick in overtime. | 8Sports |
Ascolti tv: vince Rex 22,47% share
Ballaro' sfiora il 18% e batte La sai l'ultima su Canale 5 | 4Italia |
U.N.L.V. Forward Does Not Lack Family Support
When the cheering section for Joe Darger is at full strength, it includes his father, his mother, his 18 siblings and his fatherâs other wife. | 8Sports |
Americans forces strike Fallujah, battle insurgents in Baghdad
American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by the militant group of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, and the military said its frequent strikes have taken | 13World |
Muslims mark start of Ramadan
Friday prayers marked the start of Ramadan in the Middle East as millions of Muslims around the world began observance of the holy month of fasting and prayer. | 13World |
Bush thanks scandal-plagued Italy PM for war cooperation
Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq. | 0Business |
Empoli, 20:35 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: IN TRE LASCIANO ANZITEMPO L'ALLENAMENTO
Lavoro di ripresa per l'Empoli in vista della gara con la Roma di sabato prossimo. La squadra di Cag... | 4Italia |
Australia Apologizes to Aborigines
Some say compensation to "Stolen Generations"âan estimated hundred thousand Aborigines taken from their parents until the 1970sâis the next step. Australia's new leader has ruled out such reparations. | 6Sci/Tech |
Hopa: 15/9 cda per piano 'McKinsey'
La finanziaria bresciana in cerca di una svolta post-Olimpia | 4Italia |
Today's schedule
College basketball: Men -- Mount St. Vincent at Lasell, 4 p.m.; UMBC at BU, 7 p.m.; Maine at UNH, 7 p.m.; Wentworth at UMass-Boston, 7 p.m.; Babson at Suffolk, 7:30 p.m.; Colby-Sawyer at Gordon, 7:30 p.m.; Maine-Farmington at Plymouth St., 7:30 p.m.; Johnson & Wales at Emerson, 8 p.m. | 8Sports |
Artifacts could be from early galleon
(AP)
AP - Archeologists said Monday that porcelain plates and other artifacts found along the Baja California coast could be from the wreckage of a Spanish galleon that sailed between the Philippines and Mexico hundreds of years ago. | 6Sci/Tech |
Opposition Candidate Wins Romania Vote
Traian Basescu is the projected winner of Romania's presidential election, with 51.7 percent of the vote, the central election commission said Monday. | 1Entertainment |
US hopes Abbas's call for early elections will help quell violence
(AFP)
AFP - The White House expressed hope that Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's call for early elections will help quell violence in the region. | 12U.S. |
Baseball; the World Series; Red Sox Go to the Pole to Take An <b>...</b>
When the Red Sox were paired up with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 100th World Series, there was no way that Johnny Pesky could avoid being an integral part of the story line. | 8Sports |
Fed Expected to Raise Interest Rates
JACKSON, Wyo. - The job market may be in a funk and oil prices may be in the stratosphere, but interest rates probably will climb again in September because the Federal Reserve is confident the economy's "soft patch" is temporary... | 13World |
Open-Source Vendor Launches Hosted Collaboration Suite
Hosted version of SpikeSource's SuiteTwo integrates collaborative apps and automates finding and downloading patches and updates. | 6Sci/Tech |
Bangladesh to tackle corruption
A new anti-corruption watchdog for Bangladesh has been welcomed by global anti-graft campaigners. | 0Business |
Militants Release Video of Japanese Hostage
The country's most feared militant group released a video today showing a frightened young Japanese civilian saying he would be beheaded if Japan did not withdraw its troops from Iraq. | 13World |
Protesters attack Aceh tsunami reconstruction office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hundreds of Indonesian
protesters vented their anger on Wednesday against the state
body tasked with reconstructing tsunami-hit Aceh province,
throwing stones at police and the agency's office. | 6Sci/Tech |
FREE PINT for EVERY Reader Watching Today's Big Blackpool V Yeovil Play-Off at Walkabout!
NOT everyone will be lucky enough to make it to the new Wembley to see the play-offs this weekend. But don't worry, we can offer every Sunday Mirror reader the next best thing - a free pint of Carlsberg at Walkabout sports bars... | 6Sci/Tech |
Take me to the river
Travel: Under siege from oil companies and loggers, the Huaorani of Ecuador are fighting back - through ecotourism. | 10Top News |
Space freighter given launch date
Europe's 20-tonne supply ship for the International Space Station will have its maiden flight on Saturday 8 March. | 6Sci/Tech |
Meet the Men Who Fleeced Enron
The smartest guys in the room were outsmarted more than once. | 0Business |
N.B.A. Bars 4 After a Brawl Involving Fans
The N.B.A. suspended indefinitely the four players primarily involved in a wide-ranging fight that went into the stands and resulted in nine fan injuries Friday night. | 13World |
Ukrainians Choose New President in Landmark Vote
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainians voted for a new president on Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could degenerate into turmoil. | 10Top News |
RGV announces his next film, shoot in November
After Aag, Ram Gopal Varma has decided to do what he is best at. In a split-second decision (well, almost!)
he has decided to make a film with only newcomers in the cast. The decision was taken earlier this week and
Ramu is ready to roll by the beginning of November. | 1Entertainment |
Palace 'Batman' Protester 'had Good Reasons' - Girlfriend
The girlfriend of Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch today said he had âgood reasonsâ for scaling the walls of Buckingham Palace. | 11Top Stories |
Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS
ISLAMABAD, December 01 (Online): World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe on 1 December to review the progress made in the battle against the epidemic, and brings into focus remaining challenges. | 11Top Stories |
Oracle's Quarterly Earnings Rise 16%
Oracle's earnings exceeded expectations, despite sluggish sales in a product line that the company hopes to bolster by completing a takeover of rival PeopleSoft. | 6Sci/Tech |
Clemens scratched from Monday start
(AP)
AP - Roger Clemens was scratched from Monday's start against the Chicago White Sox because of a fatigued right groin. | 8Sports |
Camara and Novo get retrospective red cards
CLARENCE Darrow could not have saved Nacho Novo and Henri Camara from the guilty verdicts imposed on them yesterday by the SFAâs disciplinary committee as a consequence of their offences in the Old Firm match at Ibrox on 20 November. | 11Top Stories |
Needs May Decide Sewer Hookups
By Chris Mazzolini, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. Jun. 5--Developers waiting to build in Wilmington's North Side might discover that being first in line isn't good enough. | 6Sci/Tech |
Golden mask `sensational'
A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king - a find he says is unrivalled in the study of classical antiquity. | 2Europe |
Ukrainian Court Overturns Part of New Election Law (Reuters)
Reuters - Ukraine's Constitutional Court on
Saturday overturned some changes introduced to an election law
intended to eliminate fraud which tainted last month's
presidential poll, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. | 2Europe |
Ebola Killing Thousands of Gorillas, Study Says
Gorillas in western and central Africa could be extinct within decades because of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, new research suggests. | 6Sci/Tech |
Arctic Tundra Disappearing at Rapid Rate
Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes--forcing out the species that lived there. | 6Sci/Tech |
French Ex-Hostages Finally Free, Dispute Rages (Reuters)
Reuters - Two French journalists freed from a
four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq finally found total freedom
on Thursday after being held for a day following their return
home to be debriefed by France's DSGE intelligence service. | 13World |
JVC preps dual DVD/Blu-ray disc
Japanese consumer electronics company JVC has created an optical disc that contains both regular DVD and Blu-ray Disc zones. The announcement comes a month after Toshiba and Memory Tech, both members of the | 6Sci/Tech |
Armstrong hits out at Italian investigation
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may come under further investigation in Italy in relation to his trainer's drug charges. | 11Top Stories |
Crunch week for high street
Business: Analysts sharply divided over retailers' prospects. | 10Top News |
Orange Downs Irish
Gerry McNamara has 22 points to lead No. 7 Syracuse to a 70-61 win over Notre Dame on Monday night, helping Jim Boeheim become the first coach with 300 Big East victories. | 8Sports |
Autostrade, 7 giorni senza vittime
Un risultato senza precedenti dal '99, anno privatizzazione | 4Italia |
Berlusconi, scuse dell'aggressore ma Ú bufera sulla scarcerazione
Dal Bosco Ú tornato a Mantova: "Ho fatto una stupidaggine Chiederò scusa con una lattera personale, non per convenienza"
Berlusconi, scuse dell'aggressore ma Ú bufera sulla scarcerazione
Calderoli chiede a Castelli di aprire un'indagine sul gip
(... | 4Italia |
When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine
It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible. | 6Sci/Tech |
News Corp. may halt WSJ.com fees
News Corp. will probably end subscription fees at WSJ.com and will open the MySpace social-networking website to developers in a push to add readers and advertisers, chairman Rupert Murdoch said. | 0Business |
G.E. and Pearson Are Said to Study Bid for Dow Jones
The General Electric Company and Pearson are exploring a joint bid for Dow Jones & Company, people familiar with the talks said. | 0Business |
UK urges $10B Africa literacy push
British Treasury chief Gordon Brown toured a school in Africa's largest slum to study the impact of free primary education on efforts to cut poverty, preparing a case to encourage rich nations to boost debt ... | 2Europe |
Online ad spending had healthy growth in 2006
( InfoWorld ) - Online ad spending in the U.S. grew 34 percent in 2006, compared with 2005, as marketers continued expanding their use of the Internet to promote their products and services, according to a new study.
With an estimated $16.8 billion spent, the U.S. is a "he... | 6Sci/Tech |
Analyst: Music CDs will give way to digital downloads by 2012
HD DVD isn't the only optical disc format that's heading into decline right now. Audio-formatted CDs will find themselves one-upped by digital music by 2012, according to a Forrester report issued today. | 7Software and Developement |
Manning Keeps Cool, and Keeps a Drive Alive
Eli Manningâs 32-yard pass to David Tyree during the final minutes kept alive a drive that will live forever in Giantsâ lore. | 8Sports |
Motorola unveils mobile live TV device
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc , which has
recently lost cell phone market share, is introducing a mobile
device for playing live television to expand its reach in
portable consumer electronics. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yanukovich defies ruling on poll results
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who had been declared winner of a disputed presidential election, said on Thursday that the Supreme Court has no right to annul the poll results. | 1Entertainment |
Wary Buyers May Scuttle Two Deals
Two more private equity deals showed signs of unraveling on Friday, as buyers and bankers grow increasingly wary of the purchases they rushed into only months ago. | 0Business |
Hezbollah cracks Israeli radio code
Hopping mad
Hezbollah fighters reportedly used Iranian-supplied technology to tap Israeli radio comms during last month's war in southern Lebanon. The intelligence gleaned from these intercepts helped frustrate Israeli tank attacks, according to Hezbollah and Lebanese officials.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Giustizia, Casini: non c'Ú stata normalizzazione rapporti
"Sulla giustizia constato che la normalizzazione non c'Ú stata. Questa legislatura purtroppo non Ú ancora quella della normalizzazione tra potere giudiziario e potere politico. E di questo mi rammarico". | 4Italia |
Hungarian right warns of "uprising", PM stands firm
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarians may rise up against the government and even overthrow parliamentary democracy unless Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany steps down, a senior figure in the main opposition Fidesz party warned on Tuesday. | 13World |
Microsoft Hits Back at Its OpenXML Critics
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A Microsoft official says IBM was the only company that voted against approving its OpenXML specification as a standard. | 6Sci/Tech |
Iraqi forces set to take over Basra security
(AFP)
AFP - British troops will formally take a back seat to Iraqi forces in the southern province of Basra on Sunday with the handover of security responsibility to government troops. | 2Europe |
England coach Fletcher confident of Vaughan fitness
(AFP)
AFP - England coach Duncan Fletcher did his best to downplay concerns over the fitness of captain Michael Vaughan as his side prepared for their second and final World Cup warm-up match against reigning champions Australia. | 2Europe |
A Diamond Among Diamonds
Diamonds -- online -- can be an investor's best friend. | 0Business |
Fla. Husband Wants Bush's Effort Rejected (AP)
AP - The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die dispute asked the Florida Supreme Court on Monday to reject Gov. Jeb Bush's effort to seek another hearing on a law designed to keep her alive. | 12U.S. |
Allders goes bust with debts of up to £150m
Business: Stores will stay open as firm seeks new owner. | 10Top News |
McConnell: 'Come to Scotland'
The first minister launches the latest phase in the scheme to bring people from overseas to work in Scotland. | 2Europe |
Hollywood snubs Sony's new DVD format
By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. Sony has suffered a big setback in its bid to set the standard for next-generation DVDs as four Hollywood studios announced they would support a rival technology backed by Toshiba. | 1Entertainment |
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