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Bush Heads to Colombia as Scandal Taints Alliance
Democrats in Congress have increased their scrutiny of a trade pact and an aid package after claims of abuses. | 13World |
Kidman reveals miscarriage trauma
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman reveals she lost a baby in the early years of her marriage to Tom Cruise. | 13World |
Police 'begged to protect Diana'
Princess Diana would still be alive if she had had police protection at her time of death, her inquest hears. | 2Europe |
Ex-Lucent boss could face bribe charges
Three get SEC notices... | 6Sci/Tech |
ADV: Advance Your Career Today
Increase your earning potential with an accredited online degree. Enroll at Kaplan University - the trusted name in education. Point, click, get ahead. Choose your field of study. | 0Business |
Patience Helps Build Trust in Land Deals
Developers find themselves pushing harder, agreeing to bend more and working patiently through the unique concerns of landowners. | 0Business |
Terry Leads Mavs Past Lakers 118-104 (AP)
AP - Jason Terry scored a season-high 28 points and was nearly perfect both in shooting and in running the Dallas offense, leading the Mavericks past the Los Angeles Lakers 118-104 Wednesday night. | 8Sports |
Medicines and food scarce for trapped civilians
Iraqis still living in the city of Falluja said yesterday that conditions were deteriorating, with no electricity, food shortages and limited medical aid for the wounded. | 13World |
French parliament approves GDF privatisation law
(AFP)
AFP - French lawmakers have approved an energy bill that paves the way for the privatisation of the state-owned gas group GDF and its merger with the French company Suez. | 2Europe |
Diabetes-related kidney disease deadly: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study confirm that the outlook is poor for type 1 diabetic patients who develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) -- the most advanced form of kidney disease. | 3Health |
New spec uses Web services to manage remote data center <b>...</b>
Microsoft, Sun and a trio of other leading hardware vendors today published the WS-Management specification, which spells out how data centers can use Web services | 6Sci/Tech |
Court rejects piracy claims against P2P file-sharing networks
NEW YORK, August 20 (New Ratings) A federal appeals court in the US has declared that the online file-sharing software companies are not liable to copyright infringement charges. | 11Top Stories |
Vandy Player Killed
Vanderbilt running back Kwane Doster was shot to death early Sunday when someone fired at the parked car he was in, police said. | 8Sports |
Australia to monitor Japanese whaling
(AP)
AP - Australia will send planes and a ship to conduct surveillance of Japanese whaling ships off Antarctica, the government announced Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech |
Roma, 15:31 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ODDO FA IL MEA CULPA
Alla fine Massimo Oddo è rimasto alla Lazio ed ora si dice "contento di essere rimasto, stima... | 4Italia |
Fiat surprises with size of profits rise
(AFP)
AFP - Italian industrial group Fiat, based largely on autos, reported a bigger-than-expected rise in second-quarter net profit and raised its forecast for the year. | 13World |
Intel Cuts Back Projection For 3rd-Quarter Revenue
Intel Corp. lowered its revenue projections for its third quarter yesterday, citing slow consumer purchases across the globe. | 6Sci/Tech |
Hewlett's Dunn also leaves Barclays post
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn has stepped down as nonexecutive vice chairman at Barclays Global Investors , the global asset management firm said on Friday. | 0Business |
US Airways Faces Uncertain Future
US Airways employees have already survived two rounds of cuts to salaries, benefits and in some cases, rank. Thousands have been laid off. | 11Top Stories |
Little-Known TV Actor Cast as Next Movie Superman (Reuters)
Reuters - Landing one of the hottest roles in
Hollywood, little-known television actor Brandon Routh has been
cast as the Man of Steel in an upcoming "Superman" movie from
Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio said on Friday. | 1Entertainment |
Probe focuses on bomber's route
Investigators are seeking to determine the route taken by 16-year-old suicide bomber Amar al-Far, and find out who assisted him after he left his home in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus at 7:30 Monday morning, blowing himself up just over three hours | 13World |
Tiger wants vice-captain role at next Ryder Cup
TIGER Woods said yesterday that he wants to be made a playing vice-captain for the next American Ryder Cup team and also proposed a change in selection policy to halt his countryâs losing run. | 8Sports |
T.O. to Jessica Simpson: Back off Romo
(AP)
AP - Terrell Owens has a message for Jessica Simpson: Stay away. The 27-year-old singer-actress has become Public Enemy No. 1 among Dallas Cowboys fans because of a link being made between her appearance at Sunday's game and the poor performance of her new boyfriend, q... | 1Entertainment |
Times in tabloid transformation
The Times is to scrap its broadsheet edition after more than 200 years of publication and go tabloid from Monday. | 10Top News |
US farewell to former first lady
US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson. | 10Top News |
Tornado hits New Orleans, killing woman
(AP)
AP - Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' modest red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old woman never made it. A tornado tore through her neighborhood in the ci... | 12U.S. |
Red Wine Drug Shows Proof That It Combats Aging
A derivative of an ingredient in red wine can combat symptoms of aging according to a new study from Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. | 6Sci/Tech |
Week In Photos: New Baby Gorilla, Glacial Nudes, More
See a roundup of this week's news: New neutron star discovered, German police test gyrocopter, Egyptians seek sand treatment, and more. | 6Sci/Tech |
McEnroe has overseen a US Davis Cup team in transition since he <b>...</b>
DANIEL ISLAND, SC - Patrick McEnroe, Andy Roddick and the rest of the United States Davis Cup team congregated on the deck of a battleship yesterday and prepared to do battle. | 11Top Stories |
Mourning Back After Kidney Transplant
New Jersey Nets' Alonzo Mourning makes a move on Philadelphia 76ers' Marc Jackson (25) during the first quarter, Thursday night, Oct. 28, 2004 in East Rutherford, NJ (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun). | 8Sports |
Reducing OS Boot Times for In-Car Computer Applications, Part III
The final installment in this series--did they meet their goal of a five-second boot? | 7Software and Developement |
Ukraine Announces Pullout of Iraq Force
The government of Ukraine, acting a day after an explosion killed eight of its soldiers in Iraq, announced Monday that it would withdraw its 1,650-member force by the middle of 2005. | 13World |
New autumn Bank Holiday favoured
UK workers' top choice for a new Bank Holiday would be a Monday in late October, an online survey finds. | 10Top News |
Madrid, 19:38 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: ROBINHO SALTA PRIMA SFIDA CON LA ROMA
Niente andata di Champions League con la Roma per l'attaccante del Real Madrid Robinho. Il talentuo... | 4Italia |
Salt Origin Without Evaporation Proposed
By Anonymous A group of authors led by a Statoil ASA specialist in marine geology has proposed an unconventional theory for the origin of salt that could have far reaching implications for oil and gas exploration. | 6Sci/Tech |
Ericsson, Sony Join on Mobile TV Push
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson and Japanese electronics maker Sony are moving their business relationship well beyond cell phones into the mobile and broadband TV space. | 6Sci/Tech |
CRN INTERVIEW: JOHN FOWLER, SUN Sun's Fowler: Rising Sales
While Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM are the recognized leaders of the X86 server market, one player has surprisingly begun to gain ground. | 6Sci/Tech |
Nobel laureate Menchu to run for Guatemalan presidency
MEXICO CITY -- Rigoberta Menchu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Maya Indian who has long been a symbol of indigenous pride and defiance, has announced that she will be a candidate in Guatemala's presidential election. | 13World |
'Shark Tale' Hooks Movie-Goers With $49.1M
LOS ANGELES - The animated fish story "Shark Tale" swamped the competition, opening as the top weekend movie with $49.1 million and potentially breaking the record for best October debut. John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix's firefighting adventure "Ladder 49" premiered in seco... | 13World |
Madonna 'talks peace with Peres'
Madonna meets Israeli President Shimon Peres during a spiritual pilgrimage to mark the Jewish New Year. | 1Entertainment |
Two Austin Sites May Be Auctioned
By R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Sep. 19--AUSTIN -- Even as controversy mounted over the possible sale of Eagle Mountain Lake parkland to developers, state officials were taking steps to auction off two more tracts, including land adjacent to a popular park in Austin. | 6Sci/Tech |
Milan court to rule over alleged CIA abduction on Italian soil
(AFP)
AFP - Nearly four years to the day since a Muslim cleric was snatched from a Milan street and "rendered" to his native Egypt, a tribunal is to decide whether to indict 32 US and Italian secret agents in the case. | 2Europe |
Bush seeks to put Libby issue to rest
(AP)
AP - President Bush on Thursday sought to put to rest the controversy over his decision to spare a top former White House official from going to jail, saying it was time to move on. He also called on the nation and skeptical lawmakers to stand with him on Iraq, despite ... | 13World |
Microsoft, Amazon Take Phishers to Court
Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces against perpetrators of phishing scams, filing a lawsuit against a Canadian company that they say ran a spamming campaign using Microsoft's Hotmail services and forging Amazon's name. | 6Sci/Tech |
Genova, 17:22 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CON L'UDINESE DEL VECCHIO DAL 1'
Poche novità nella Sampdoria che affrontarà domani sera l'Udinese. L'unica novit&agrav... | 4Italia |
Opera returns to Milan's La Scala
Milan's world-famous opera house La Scala is re-opening on Tuesday after a three-year closure for renovation. | 10Top News |
EADS board convenes on A350 launch
(AFP)
AFP - The board of directors at European aerospace group EADS have convened at company headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and could approve the launch of the A350 XWB aircraft manufactured by its Airbus unit, sources close to the board said. | 13World |
Hypnosis 'can ease bowel illness'
Experts say alternative therapies should be considered to treat irritable bowel syndrome. | 13World |
'Death Star' galaxy blasts neighbour
Black hole death ray caught on camera
NASA has identified a rather unfriendly galaxy which is blasting its neighbour with a black-hole generated jet in what the agency calls "never-before witnessed galactic violence".⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Giustizia. Castelli: chiederemo la fiducia se l'opposizione ci <b>...</b>
Sulla riforma dell'ordinamento giudiziario il governo "sarà costretto" a porre la fiducia, se l'opposizione non abbandonerà il suo atteggiamento ostruzionistico. Lo ha affermato il ministro della Giustizia | 4Italia |
Yankees break ground on new $1B stadium
(AP)
AP - New York Yankee officials and a score of politicians gathered Wednesday across the street from The House That Ruth Built to break ground for a new billion-dollar Yankee Stadium project. | 8Sports |
Groups call for competitive spectrum auction
New broadband providers should be given a better chance of winning pieces of valuable wireless spectrum to be auctioned by early next year, several groups said Friday. | 0Business |
Accused David Letterman plotter caught
(AP)
AP - Authorities captured two escaped prison inmates Wednesday in northwestern Montana, including a man once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son and nanny in a ransom scheme. | 1Entertainment |
Sprint to Buy Nextel in $36 Billion Deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Corp. said Wednesday
it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications
Inc. for about $36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier
with nearly 40 million subscribers. | 6Sci/Tech |
UK oldies go crazy for e-shopping
Fave pastime is frittering away the kids' inheritance
On-line shopping is the nation's favourite use for a PC, and over-55s are the UK's most frequent computer users, according to an on-line survey sponsored by Microsoft.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
United hold their nerve to avenge 2005 exit
(AFP)
AFP - Manchester United survived a jittery start to advance to the Champions League knockout stages as winners of Group F after a 3-1 win over Benfica. | 2Europe |
Not all Malware is Equally Evil, Researchers Say
(PC World)
PC World - Two senior security veterans from Trend Micro Inc. are trying to get the industry to change how it classifies malicious software. | 6Sci/Tech |
Mystery illness kills at least six in Panama
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's Health Ministry declared a national epidemic alert on Tuesday after a mystery illness killed at least six people and left others suffering with fever, diarrhea and partial paralysis. | 3Health |
Local developer buys stake in Canucks: reports
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Vancouver Canucks will announce Wednesday that local businessman Francesco Aquilini is buying half of the team, according to newspaper reports. | 8Sports |
Australian FM plays down Poland's announcement on Iraq withdrawal
SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has declined to reveal any timetable for a possible withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq following a statement by Poland that it is aiming for a pullout by the end of next year. | 11Top Stories |
Bush Plays Chaperon for Awkward Encounter
President Bush invited the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the White House for dinner and a little talking-to. | 13World |
Chelsea's Geremi joins Allardyce at Newcastle
(AFP)
AFP - Newcastle United's new boss Sam Allardyce has clinched the signing of Chelsea utility player Geremi as he continues to build a competitive squad for the new Premiership season. | 2Europe |
Too Much Vitamin C Not Good for Diabetics' Hearts (Reuters)
Reuters - Older women with diabetes who
take high doses of vitamin C for the sake of their hearts may
be doing more harm than good, new research suggests. | 3Health |
Winslet wins damages over diet story
LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Kate Winslet, an outspoken critic of what she sees as Hollywood's obsession with being skinny, has won a public apology and undisclosed libel damages from a magazine that reported she visited a diet doctor. | 1Entertainment |
Foodland 2nd-Half Profit Rises 8% on One-Time Gains (Update1)
Foodland Associated Ltd., which owns supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand, said second-half profit rose 8 percent, boosted by sales of property to a real estate investment trust and reduced borrowing costs. | 0Business |
Karzai clinches Afghan poll win
woman and a young Afghan girl killed on Saturday by a Taliban suicide bomber in central Kabul. declare a winner until it has reviewed a report by an independent panel investigating voting irregularities. | 13World |
Red revival gathers pace as Gunners held by Pompey
(AFP)
AFP - Liverpool's recent revival gathered pace as Rafael Benitez's side comfortably overcame Charlton to climb to third in the Premiership table. | 2Europe |
FEC Fines 3 '527' Groups for Use of Large Donations in '04
The Federal Election Commission yesterday slapped heavy fines on three independent fundraising groups it said had illegally injected tens of millions of dollars into the 2004 presidential campaign, concluding unanimously that the funds were drawn from large do... | 10Top News |
Reliance denies any family row
Share in India's Reliance Industries rally after the brothers at the head of the group deny any rift over leadership. | 0Business |
World Reaction to Bhutto's Death
A round up of quotes from prominent politicians around the world after Benezir Bhutto's assassination | 10Top News |
France rejects Iraqi oil claims
World: Galloway and Russian party leader also deny profiting under Saddam regime. | 10Top News |
Orchid In the Storm - Aaron Neville
Orchid In the Storm by Aaron Neville | 5Music Feeds |
19th-century weapon found in whale
(AP)
AP - A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt — more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given research... | 12U.S. |
Weaker Jack Daniel's Gets Sober Reception
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you've noticed that your Jack Daniel's is carrying a little less kick these days, you're probably right... | 13World |
Web Firm Turns to Politics; Maelstrom Sees Growth With Non-Profits and Candidates
By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER Four years into developing software for theme parks, shoe companies and other businesses, Brookfield-based Maelstrom Technology Solutions LLC is focusing on a new group of customers: politicians. | 6Sci/Tech |
25 killed in suicide bombing in Fallujah
(AP)
AP - A suicide bomber hit a police recruiting center in Fallujah on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50, police said. | 13World |
Adelphia seeks $3.2B from Rigases
Bankrupt cable operator asks court to force payments, says family already admitted they owe money. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Adelphia Communications Corp. | 0Business |
Amazon.com to Acquire China's Joyo.com
Amazon.com announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Joyo.com Limited, a British Virgin Islands Company, which operates the Joyo.com Web sites (www.joyo.com and www.joyo.com.cn) in cooperation with Chinese subsidiaries and ... | 0Business |
Roma, trovati 6 chili di cocaina
Valigia abbandonata in treno proveniente dalla Francia | 4Italia |
Twenty Consecutive Profitable Trades for Stock Alerts -- 100% Perfect in 2007
Ever since the founding of "Stock Alerts" as part of the BullTrade.com Special Membership, the service has recorded several impressive trading streaks. | 6Sci/Tech |
Indian stocks jump to record high
India's main stock index, the Sensex, bursts through the 15,000 mark to a record on optimism about growth. | 0Business |
Turkish parliament gives go-ahead for divisive headscarf reform
(AFP)
AFP - The Turkish parliament early Thursday adopted a constitutional amendment allowing women to wear Islamic headscarves in universities, a controversial move that still had to be ratified by a final vote, assembly deputy speaker Nevzat Pakdi... | 13World |
Bush and Kerry Trade Charges on Iraq, Clinton Joins Campaign
Republican President George W. Bush and his Democratic opponent, John Kerry, are charging into the final week of the US campaign for the White House trading increasingly tough charges on the continuing conflict in Iraq. | 1Entertainment |
Hard-Liners Win in Northern Ireland Vote
Hard-liners on both sides won Northern Ireland's election, final results confirmed Friday, setting the stage for a major diplomatic push to forge a Catholic-Protestant administration of bitter enemies. Comment | 2Europe |
Kaine Considers Ban on Smoking In State Buildings
RICHMOND, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) said Tuesday that he is "actively considering" ordering a ban on smoking in state government buildings and vehicles, a move that would affect 100,000 employees and inch the commonwealth closer to a growing nati... | 0Business |
Eleven die in German bus crash
At least 11 people are killed and 31 injured in a bus crash in eastern Germany, police say. | 2Europe |
La Spezia, 23:20 - CALCIO, SERIE B: SPEZIA-BOLOGNA 0-2 NEL POSTICIPO
Nel posticipo della seconda giornata di serie B, il Bologna ha vinto in casa dello Spezio 2-0. In go... | 4Italia |
Taiwanese march to back UN bid
Tens of thousands march in Taiwan to back a government plan to hold a controversial referendum on joining the UN. | 2Europe |
Hitachi scales Universal Storage Platform for the midmarket
HDS Virtual storage gets thin provisioning
Hitachi Data Systems is scaling down its Universal Storage Platform V system to target the virtualization needs of the mid-range market.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
NASA makes headway with shuttle, station problems
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Spacewalking astronauts and technicians on the ground conducted a day of trouble-shooting that shed light on a spate of problems that have stalled construction of the International Space Station, NASA managers said Tuesday. | 10Top News |
Police launch Yorke investigation
Lancashire police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham's Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during Sunday's 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers. | 11Top Stories |
IMF Policy-Makers Fail to Agree on Debt Relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's top policy-making group failed on Saturday to close divisions over debt relief for the world's poorest countries. | 13World |
Blair visits the Palestinian territories
The British prime minister Tony Blair continued his tour in the Palestinian territories after his meeting with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. | 13World |
Flick Collection Meets Considerable Controversy
BERLIN, GERMANY.- A visitor walks past a poster announcing the Christian Friedrich Flick Collection at the Hamburger Bahnhof modern art museum in Berlin, Germany. | 2Europe |
Monsanto quarterly profit jumps 71 pct
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Monsanto Co. reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent, driven partly by surging sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds. | 0Business |
Melbourne, 11:53 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: FEDERER IN SEMIFINALE CONTRO DJOKOVIC
Lo svizzero Roger Federer, testa di serie numero uno, si è qualificato per le semifinali dell... | 4Italia |
No evidence bin Laden is dead: Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret services believed he had died last month. | 13World |
The Politics of Search
For the 2008 presidential candidates, the Web is the newest place to stump for votes. Surprisingly, Republicans are more "Googly" then Democrats | 0Business |
Peugeot reports 82.9 percent slide in 2006 net earnings
(AFP)
AFP - French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has reported an 82.9 percent slide in 2006 net earnings to 176 million euros (229 million dollars) from 2005 and said it anticipated continued stiff competition this year. | 2Europe |
Genova, 19:05 - CALCIO, MERCATO: VANDEN BORRE AL GENOA, PAPA WAIGO A FIRENZE
Il Genoa comunica di aver acuissato il difensore belga Anthony Vanden Borre dalla Fiorentina con la ... | 4Italia |
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