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The company’s chief executive Larry Ellison has said he was prepared to enter a “definitive merger agreement” this weekend.
Peoplesoft spokesman Steve Swasey said his company would not be “commenting at this point”.
Peoplesoft – which maintains Oracle’s offer is inadequate – has previously said it would fight the takeover into next year.
It has said it will [...]

Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett is to play Maid Marian in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, according to reports.
The 39-year-old will star opposite fellow Antipodean actor Russell Crowe in the hero’s role, industry newspaper Variety said.
British actress Sienna Miller was due to play the role of Marian but left the production late last year.
The film, which had [...]

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will go on trial at The Hague on Monday 26 October, the court says.
It is the second time in a week that the trial – originally due to start on 19 October – has been put back.
But Mr Karadzic’s attempts to have the start delayed by 10 months have [...]

Microsoft has released an early preview copy of its new operating system, Windows 7.
The release follows in the wake of Vista, which has been subject to fierce criticism from a number of users.
When Vista launched in January 2007, many complained that it ran slowly and failed to work at all with some programs and devices.
Corporate [...]

Earlier this year, southern leader Salva Kiir made an angry speech, accusing the NCP of not keeping its side of the bargain.
Some analysts say that renewed conflict is more likely than national elections.
But Mr Kwaje dismissed such fears and said relations between the SPLM and the NCP were improving.
Senior NCP official Ghazi Salahuddin told the [...]

Khalid, who at times appeared close to tears, deserted from the army in 2003 and has now left the country.
He says he may never be able to return now that he has spoken out.
But, I asked him, if he does go back, will he ever be forgiven by his own people for taking part in [...]

Police in Brazil have revealed plans to evict 3,000 Indians from farms they are occupying in the south of the country.
A team of 600 officers will clear the area but the police have not said when they will move in as tension between the Indians and farmers rises.
The Indians, who come from the Guarani and [...]

“I have decided not to seek re-election as leader of the Independence Party at its upcoming national congress” in March, Mr Haarde told a news conference on Friday
On Tuesday I was informed that a biopsy had indicated that the tumour was malignant,” he said.
Mr Haarde’s heads a coalition government with the Social Democratic Alliance which, [...]

The White House has said that it will take no decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until it determines the new government is a “true partner”.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN TV it would be “reckless” to take such a decision without a thorough analysis of the new government.
Washington is debating [...]

Voters in Italy have roundly rejected radical plans to boost the powers of the prime minister and regions in a nationwide referendum.
According to final results, 61.7% of voters opposed the reforms, while 38.3% approved them.
The reforms were promoted by the previous centre-right government led by Silvio Berlusconi. He argued that Italian politics needed more stability.
The [...]