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Koizumi: Japan Wonât Withdraw from Iraq | Japan's prime minister, a staunch US ally in Iraq, refused on Wednesday to withdraw Japan's troops from the country, taking a tough stance in the face of demands by militants threatening to behead a Japanese hostage unless the soldiers leave. |
Beware of flying objects | LANCASTER, Calif. -- "Who pays for that?" Bubba Bell asks, in all seriousness, considering the financial ramifications of hitting a car on Highway 14 with a baseball. "Whose fault is that?" |
Byrd Decisions McCline to Keep IBF Title | Chris Byrd punches Jameel McCline in the fourth round of the IBF Heavyweight Championship fight at New York's Madison Square Garden Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. |
U.K. company fined over laptop theft | Financial institution failed to operate effective security measures to protect customers from data theft, government watchdog agency says. |
Gangs banned from dairy site | Groups gathering near a Berkshire dairy, the scene of disturbances across three nights this week, can be removed from the area by police. |
Stocks to Watch Tuesday | The top U.S. maker of computer hard-disc drives forecast quarterly sales and earnings above Wall Street estimates amid stronger demand for its products. |
'Meet the Fockers' tops gross list | "Meet the Fockers" claimed the top North Amerian box office spot over the lucrative Christmas holiday weekend, grossing $44.7m. |
China Iron Mine Fire Death Toll Rises to 49 | Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 49 Chinese miners killed when fire swept through an iron mine complex in the northern province of Hebei, the State Administration of Work Safety said on Monday. |
Indian defence minister seeks closer ties in France, Germany | India's defence minister flies to Europe seeking closer ties with Germany and the backing of France to remove remaining Western sanctions on its military nuclear programme, officials said. |
US Telecoms giant looks at throwing Windows out | Network services giant AT&T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use. |
After Losses, UBS Ousts Its Chief | n a surprise move, the Swiss bank UBS said that its chief executive, Peter A. Wuffli, would be succeeded by his deputy, Marcel Rohner, effective immediately. |
Kid's 'new' MP3 player was preloaded with smut | 'I wish I could take the thoughts out of her head' A US father got a lot more than he bargained for when he bought each of his three kids an MP3 player from Walmart for Christmas. One of the devices was preloaded with pornography and explicit songs.⦠|
Hunt for Russia reporter's killer | Prosecutors investigating Anna Politkovskaya's murder say her death could be linked to her work. |
Serena Robbed of Point in Loss to Capriati | NEW YORK - Unfairly, unbelievably, Serena Williams was robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake at the U.S. Open, just like her sister was at Wimbledon... |
Evanescence Singer Plays Ark. Hometown | Singer Amy Lee of the Grammy award-winning rock band Evanescence returned home for the final show of the band's latest tour. |
The Police reunite to start world tour in May | Reunited rock trio the Police said on Monday they would launch a world tour in May, more than 20 years after frontman Sting angered his bandmates by leaving for a successful solo career. |
IT Shortlist 2007: in Print and on the Web | By Tinham, Brian Shortlist 2007 is Manufacturing Computer Solutions' annual reference directory of computer hardware, software, ICT consultancy and service providers. Our objective is to make your task of finding and shortlisting IT suppliers as fast easy and successful as possible. |
Greek hero Charisteas the man for the big occasion | Greek international Angelos Charisteas seems to love playing football on the big stage, with his late strike for Werder Bremen securing a sensational 2-1 Champions League win over ten-man Valencia on Wednesday. |
Watchdog blasts 'X-treme Eating' | US restaurant chains are competing to serve ever more calorie-laden and unhealthy dishes, a watchdog says. |
Northrop, Boeing plan joint bid for shuttle replacement | Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Co. are teaming up to design a replacement for the space shuttles, leaving NASA two lead competitors for the contract on a spaceship |
Salford University, here I come | Arts & entertainment: Legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to become academic, taking role of Professor of Music. |
Insight: Europe's banks will herald eurozone crisis | The announcement before Christmas by the world's central banks of further measures to help restore liquidity to money markets was at first greeted with euphoria. |
Plane Crash Kills 8 Near Pueblo, Colo. | A small jet owned by electronics retailer Circuit City crashed in freezing drizzle Wednesday as it approached the Pueblo airport, killing all eight people aboard, including four company employees. |
Football: Magpies want Babayaro | Newcastle look set to make Chelsea's Celestine Babayaro their first signing of 2005. |
Google patches serious desktop flaw | (InfoWorld) - Security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Google's desktop software that could be used to wreak havoc on a victim's computer. The bug, which was made public Wednesday by Watchfire, has now been fixed. While Google is automatically delivering a patch, Google Desktop users who want to be sure they are running the latest version of the software can download it here. Users should be running version 5.0.701.30540 or later, said Google Spokesman Barry Schnitt. Google was first notified of the problem on Jan. 4 and produced its fix on Feb. 1, a Watchfire spokesman said Wednesday. In addition to its bug fix, Google has added, "another layer of security checks to the latest version of Google Desktop to protect users from similar vulnerabilities in the future," Schnitt said. "We have received no reports that this vulnerability was exploited," he added. Watchfire's research underscores the danger of integrating Web-based applications with the desktop, the company said in a white paper published Wednesday. The flaw lies in a search parameter used by Google Desktop's Advanced Search feature, which could be used to execute malicious JavaScript code, according to Watchfire. For this attack to work, the criminal would have to first go through a number of steps, including hacking Google.com to find a cross site scripting vulnerability on the Web site -- something that has been done several times in the past year, according to Watchfire. If successful, however, the attack would be devastating. A criminal could search for anything on the computer or even take over the victim's computer by tricking Google desktop into running malicious software stored on another computer, Watchfire claims. |
UN Council eyes role of natural resources | The Security Council examined the role of natural resources such as diamonds, poppies and oil in driving conflicts and destabilizing nations, angering some countries that accused the U.N.'s most powerful body of trying to undermine their sovereignty. |
Siena, 15:11 - CALCIO, SIENA: BERETTA MALATO SEGUE GARA DALLA TRIBUNA | Mario Beretta segui dalla tribuna la sfida tra Siena e Fiorentina. Il tecnico bianconero è st... |
Rao's name will be written in gold | When in 2047, the history of the 100 years of Independent India is written, PV Narasimha Rao will occupy a pivotal place and in some senses is likely to be ranked far ahead than those held in high esteem today merely for reasons of political expediency. |
Target cuts Dec same-store sales expectations | Target Corp warned on Monday that its December same-store sales were below expectations and said it now expects sales at stores open at least a year in the range of down 1 percent to up 1 percent, adjusted for a calendar shift. |
Dotel, WSox agree on $11M, 2-yr deal | Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday on an $11 million, two-year contract, bolstering a bullpen that ranked among the majors' worst last season. |
2 dead, 18 injured as powerful typhoon lashes southern Japan | A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Two elderly men died after being knocked down by strong winds, while 18 people were injured and one was missing. |
Office Depot Chairman, CEO Nelson Resigns | Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Monday said Chairman and Chief Executive Bruce Nelson resigned "by mutual agreement" with the board, after four years at the helm. |
Station Astronaut Draws Support From Earth After Family Loss | Space station astronaut Dan Tani is drawing on the support of physicians and family after the unexpected death of his mother this week. |
Sudan says it will obey UN's Darfur resolution | KHARTOUM The Sudanese government vowed Sunday to carry out the UN Security Council's resolution on Darfur, although it said the resolution was unfair and damaging to African mediation efforts, a minister said here. |
Clemens Files Suit Against Ex-Trainer | Brian McNameeâs lawyer said that he was not pressured by investigators to name Roger Clemens. |
Joyful Iraqi Exiles Vote in Landmark Election | Jubilant Iraqi exiles cast their ballots in a "vote for freedom" on Friday and urged their compatriots in Iraq to defy insurgents and do the same. |
Hubble Peers Inside a Celestial Geode | Hubble Space Telescope -- In this unusual image, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the celestial equivalent of a geode â a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and intense ultraviolet radiation from a hot young star. Real geodes are baseball-sized, hollow rocks that start out as bubbles in volcanic or sedimentary rock... |
Panel Won't Release 5 Guantanamo Detainees | A U.S. military review panel has decided against releasing five prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, concluding they are properly held as "enemy combatants," an official said Tuesday. |
Supercomputing slow to win over supply chains | Although some large users are benefiting from high-performance computing, it is years away from being broadly adopted within supply chains, said conference attendees. |
US Deserter Jenkins Says Risked Jail for Daughters | A former U.S. army sergeant who deserted to North Korea four decades ago said he decided to turn himself in to the U.S. military and risk jail for the sake of his North Korean-born daughters, whom he feared might be used as spies by the government. |
Defiant NKorean nuclear envoy in Beijing, possible talks with US | A top North Korean diplomat said his reclusive state was now a nuclear nation not to be trifled with as he arrived in Beijing for crunch meetings on Pyongyang's nuclear program. |
Presidential winner faces 'twin deficits' battle | Whoever wins the November 2 presidential election will inherit massive budget and trade deficits that pose huge economic challenges that will give little relief for President George W. Bush or rival John Kerry. |
Churches Bombed in Baghdad | BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 -- A series of bombings damaged five churches in the capital early Saturday, and mortars later struck near a hospital and a hotel used by foreign news organizations and diplomats, Iraqi officials said. One person was reported killed and at least three wounded in the hospital attack. |
Daimler Chrysler recalling 600,000 Dodge Durangos and Dakota ... | (Washington-AP) Dec. 11, 2004 - Thousands who own Dodge Durangos and Dodge Dakota pickups will have to go back to dealer in the near future. |
Naughty, nice are irrelevant if Santa can't find any iPods | You could spend all weekend exploring retail stores in Wichita, and you still probably won't find it. The Dora the Explorer talking dollhouse is sold out. |
PetroChina wins environmental clearance before IPO | PetroChina , Asia's top oil and gas company, has won environmental clearance for its oil and petrochemical projects to be funded by a planned domestic stock offering, the country's environment watchdog said. |
Cipro e Malta entrano in Eurolandia | Capodanno storico a Nicosia e La Valletta per debutto euro |
Safin Overpowers Agassi to Reach Madrid Final | Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 in the Madrid Masters on Saturday with a powerful performance that underlined his recent return to top form and secured him a place in the final against David Nalbandian. |
U.S. commander urges lower expectations in Iraq | The U.S. military reported three more combat deaths on Wednesday after the man tapped to take over command of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Americans may have to lower their expectations for Iraq. |
Torino, 16:36 - CALCIO, IL NUOTO NEL FUTURO DI PESSOTTO | Gianluca Pessotto entrerà a far parte della dirigenza della 'La Presse' nuoto di Torino. Lo h... |
Martin denies Copps charge | OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Minister Paul Martin is denying accusations in Sheila Copps' new book that he wanted to dismantle the Canada Health Act. |
Two Blasts Rip Through Baghdad, Killing 15 | BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 4, 2004 - Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the US Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said. |
As US lawmakers debate Iraq, lots of backstage help | House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents. |
VATICANO - Il Papa allÂAngelus: ÂLa gioia che la liturgia risveglia nei cuori dei cristiani, non è riservata a loro soli: è un annuncio profetico destinato allÂumanità intera, in modo particolare ai più poveri, in questo caso ai più poveri di gioia! | VATICANO - Il Papa allÂAngelus: ÂLa gioia che la liturgia risveglia nei cuori dei cristiani, non è riservata a loro soli: è un annuncio profetico destinato allÂumanità intera, in modo particolare ai più poveri, in questo caso ai più poveri di gioia! Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nella Terza domenica di Avvento, denominata ÂGaudeteÂ, la liturgia invita alla Âgioia dello spiritoÂ, perché il Signore è vicino. Anche nella prima lettura della Messa il profeta Sofonìa si rivolge alla città di G... |
It's "Open Season" on DVD rivals | The animal cartoon "Open Season" easily took the top spot on the latest national DVD sales chart, according to data issued Wednesday. |
Looking for personal Google Maps Street View images | Blog: CNET News.com is looking for the best images from Google's new Street View feature illustrating personal elements |
Meteo, neve su tutto il nord e su 1000 km di autostrada | Confermate le previsioni dei meteorologi, Italia sotto l'influsso di una perturbazione atlantica. Le nevicate potrebbero estendersi all'Emilia e ai tratti appenninici della Toscana |
Court scraps patent for key Merck drug | TRENTON, N.J. -- A federal court invalidated the patent yesterday for Merck & Co.'s second-largest-selling drug, the blockbuster osteoporosis treatment Fosamax, in a decision that offers millions of patients hope for a cheaper version sooner, but darkens the company's already clouded outlook. |
Microsoft signs patent deal with JVC | In its latest deal, Microsoft lands a deal with the Japanese consumer electronics deal. Microsoft will get an undisclosed amount of revenue from the agreement. |
Seeing Double in Poland | Former child star twins are now the President and Prime Minister of Poland. If only people could tell them apart |
Black box missing as investigators look into cause of China plane ... | BEIJING - Investigators in China are searching for clues as to the cause of a plane crash that killed 54 people, but after more than 24 hours of efforts they have still not located the crucial black box. |
Moda: Fendi presenta nuovo profumo | Si chiama "Palazzo" ed e' sulle note del fiore d'arancio |
Shell pleases city with UK-Dutch merger | OIL giant Shell swept aside nearly 100 years of history yesterday when it unveiled plans to merge its UK and Dutch parent companies. |
Tarantino hits out at Bond remake | Director Quentin Tarantino criticises Casino Royale producers for remaking the film without his input. |
Buchholz gets start tomorrow | Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he held off on making the announcement in case he needed to use Clay Buchholz out of the bullpen during last night's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays, but after the game he announced that the 23-year-old rookie righthander will start against the Blue Jays tomorrow night. |
Milano, 14:11 - CICLISMO, BETTINI: DOMANI PRIMO RITIRO PER PROGRAMMI 2008 | Paolo Bettini sarà in ritiro da domani per due giorni a Knokke, in Belgio, con la Quickstep-I... |
Ex-US Air Force Buyer Gets Jail Over Boeing Deals | ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The U.S. Air Force's former No. 2 weapons buyer was sentenced to nine months in prison Friday after telling the court she had given Boeing Co. a rival's secret data and inflated weapons deals to ingratiate herself with the company, her future employer. |
Sony jumps on MGM after Time Warner drops bid | A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash and $1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM (MGM) announced Monday evening. |
Shopping With My Friendsters | Social networking features are popping up on auction and shopping sites, allowing visitors to compare notes and turn e-commerce into a social experience. |
McCain Taps Cash He Sought To Limit | Just about a year and a half ago, Sen. John McCain went to court to try to curtail the influence of a group to which A. Jerrold Perenchio gave $9 million, saying it was trying to "evade and violate" new campaign laws with voter ads ahead of the midterm elections. |
Monsanto Has 4th-Quarter Loss, Boosts 2005 Forecast | Monsanto Co., the world's largest maker of genetically engineered crops, had a loss of $42 million in the seasonally weak fourth-quarter on restructuring expenses and lower sales of Roundup herbicides. |
Jeanne Becomes a Hurricane, Hits Dominican Republic | Tropical Storm Jeanne became a hurricane on Thursday, raising the threat to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and hundreds of islands in the northern Caribbean. |
A militant Pakistan remains unlikely | President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is fighting to maintain control of Pakistan in the face of rising Islamic militancy and a secular pro-democracy movement. |
Buttiglione bows out from EU commission line-up | ROME - Rocco Buttiglione, who brought EU affairs to a halt with his views that homosexuality is a sin and that women should stay home looking after children, said that he was stepping down as candidate to become the new European commissioner for |
Fettig: High Costs Put Whirpool Earnings Through Wringer | The chill wafting over Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ) isn't coming from its freezers. The home appliance maker posted lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings, cut its full-year forecast and said |
France Seeks Return of Reporters in Iraq Amid Headscarf Threat | The French government demanded the release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq by a group demanding that France rescind a ban on Islamic headscarves in the nation's schools within 48 hours. |
Orgeron Introduced As Ole Miss Coach | Ed Orgeron's recruiting success at Southern California helped him land the job as Mississippi's football coach Thursday. |
Monday's Canadian briefs | The lack of standby rescue helicopters at CFB Moose Jaw was not a factor in the fate of two Snowbird pilots after their planes crashed on Friday, says Defense Minister Bill Graham. |
Milano, 19:35 - CALCIO, INTER: SQUADRA A RIPOSO, BURDISSO IN DUBBIO PER DERBY | Giornata di riposo per l'Inter di Roberto Mancini, sbarcata questa notte, poco dopo le 3, allo scalo... |
Kostelic wins in Aspen | ASPEN - Kristina Koznick finished sixth Saturday to lead four US women into the top-16 in the first World Cup slalom of the season. |
Fresh doubts over Delta Air Lines | Auditors at Delta Air Lines raise doubts about the company's ability to stay in business. |
Luxottica leader nel settore | Oltre 5800 i negozi, importante portafoglio marchi |
CALCIO - Serie A, la classifica | Classifica: Juventus 19; Lecce 14; Milan, Chievo e Palermo 13; Bologna 12; Messina 11; Inter e Cagliari 10; Roma, Sampdoria e Brescia 9; Lazio 8; Reggina e Fiorentina 7; Udinese e Parma 6; Livorno e Siena 5; Atalanta 4. Inter e Milan una partita in meno. |
US: Not all prisoners the same | Washington - A new legal opinion by the United States government bars some non-Iraqi prisoners captured in Iraq from the internationally accepted protections of the Geneva Conventions, The New York Times said on Tuesday. |
In Rome, Hints of Buried Treasure | When the infamous emperor Nero fell from power in 68 A.D., weakened by military revolts, his successors decided no personal trace of his reign should remain. They covered with debris the giant and sumptuous Domus Aurea -- the Golden House -- that he built on a hill in central Rome. They replaced an adjacent artificial lake with the Colosseum. |
Stones sign one-album record deal | The Rolling Stones sign a one-album deal with Universal to release a live album recorded in New York. |
NC-17 rating couldn't "Dirty" Waters' image | "Let's go sexin'!" is the battle cry used by Ray-Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville), the messianic leader of a gang of sex addicts in John Waters' "A Dirty Shame. |
Malaysia moves to preserve Hindu temples | Malaysia vowed to preserve Hindu temples on Monday in a bid to calm ethnic Indians who complain that their places of worship have been torn down as part of racial discrimination. |
White pays for harsh words | THERE are times when the game is truly worth the candle, when you are in the stadium and conscious of the privilege. It was like that at Lansdowne Road yesterday as Ireland produced one of their great performances |
Viruses, X-Rays Join U.S. List of Cancer Agents | Viruses, X-rays and compounds found in grilled meats joined the official list of known or suspected cancer-causing agents released on Monday. |
Intel Evolves Chipmaking Technology | Intel (Quote, Chart) has built a new chip with 500 million transistors using the latest advancements in nanotechnology, the company said Monday. |
Fed Chairman: US Economic Recovery Continues | US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan Wednesday gave a generally upbeat economic assessment to a congressional committee, saying the US economy seems over the last two months to have withstood the trauma of sharply rising energy prices. |
FOR FRIDAY Daily Mail blogrant worries Reg readers | And did Apple buy the eBay TARDIS? Letters Let's start with the bloggers. Such an easy target - there are so many that any mud slung is bound to stick to some of them. Still, as Ashley Norris points out, Daily Mail columnists really should be careful about any kind of projectiles they launch, lest they turn out to be boomerangs:⦠|
U.N., Sudan discuss deploying advisers | The United Nations and Sudan are discussing the deployment of U.N. military advisers to reinforce the African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, hoping to avert a standoff that could deepen the crisis in the war-torn region, officials from both sides said Tuesday. |
Mortgage Payment Blues | If your mortgage rate is rising, is it time to refinance? |
NHL Cancels Rest of Locked-Out Season | The National Hockey League, unable to reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled the rest of its season Wednesday. |
Roma, 14:47 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; CELLINO: ESPOSITO VA ALLA ROMA | Intervenendo alla trasmissione di Gr Parlamento 'La politica nel pallone', il presidente del Cagliar... |
New Clue to Life on Mars | Concentrations of water vapor and methane gas in certain regions of the red planet strengthen speculation that Mars could be a haven for microbial life. |
U.S. arrests Chinese-Mexican suspected meth king | The United States arrested on Monday a Mexican laboratory owner accused of helping make huge quantities of crystal meth, four months after police found $206 million cash in his Mexico City mansion. |
Siege Deepens Rift With West in Russia | Last week's attack on a Russian school has driven new wedges between Russia and the West in the fight against terrorism, as Moscow continues to accuse the United States and European countries of coddling Chechen separatists. |
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